document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=91802>Question 91802</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is -.031 (with 31 repeating) written as a quotient of two integers </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = -0.313131313131....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x  = -31.3131313131...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract the 1st equation from the 2nd to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "99x = -31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -31/99<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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