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Fractional forms of repeating decimals
A system of equations can be used to determine the fractional form of a repeating decimal.
For instance, to find the fractional form of , let .Then multiplying both sides by 10 results in .
What are the simple fractions for ?
How would you convert any repeating decimal to a simple fraction?
Explain all possible cases.
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