SOLUTION: how do you convert the repeating decimal -1.666666666666667 into a fraction?
I know that the answer is supposed to be neagtive 5 thirds I just don't know to get it.
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I know that the answer is supposed to be neagtive 5 thirds I just don't know to get it.
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Question 703862: how do you convert the repeating decimal -1.666666666666667 into a fraction?
I know that the answer is supposed to be neagtive 5 thirds I just don't know to get it. Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Look just at the 0.666666... part. Finding fraction form is by looking for reciprocal. Find 1 divided by 0.66666...
For convenience, try 1 divided by 0.667. What do you get? Something close to 1.499. This is very close to 1.5, but that is near the RECIPROCAL of 0.666666..., so what then is the reciprocal of 1.5? (One point five is same as one and a half which is the same as three halves).
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You will find 2/3.
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