SOLUTION: express 0.7(repeating decimals ) as a fraction

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Question 465007: express 0.7(repeating decimals ) as a fraction
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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express 0.7(repeating decimals ) as a fraction
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Let x = 0.777777.....
Then 10x = 7.777777.....
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Subtract to get:
9x = 7
x = 7/9
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Stan H.