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Convert the following repeating decimals to fractions
d) 0.488888888888
Hint:
Perform necessary multiplications to make it as a fraction.
The correct answer is: 22/45
Complete step by step solution:
(d) Let x = 0.4888888888
Now multiply by 10 on both the sides,
We get, 10x = 4.888888888
On subtracting from both the sides, we have
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Multiply by 10 on numerator and denominator of x.
On multiplying, we have
. (Since the numerator and denominator of a fraction must be integers)
On simplification, we get ![22 over 45](data:image/png;base64,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)
Hence 0.4888888 …. = ![22 over 45](data:image/png;base64,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)
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