SOLUTION: How do you write 1.86 as a repeating decimal, with the repeat sign over the six, turned into a simple fraction?

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Question 812091: How do you write 1.86 as a repeating decimal, with the repeat sign over the six, turned into a simple fraction?
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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n=1.86666...
10n=18.6666...
100n=186.6666...


100n-10n=(186.6666...)-(18.6666...)
90n=168
n=168%2F90=84%2F45=1+%2639%2F45