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Convert the following repeating decimals to fractions
c) 0.2151515151515........
Hint:
Perform necessary multiplications to make it as a fraction.
The correct answer is: 71/330
Complete step by step solution:
(c) Let x = 0.215151515…(i)
Now multiply by 10 on both the sides in (i),
We get, 10x = 2.151515
Now multiply by 100 on both the sides in (i),
100x = 21.51515
Now multiply by 1000 on both the sides in (i),
1000x = 215.151515
On subtracting 10x from both the sides, we have
![1000 x minus 10 x equals 215.1515 minus 2.151515](data:image/png;base64,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)
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On simplification, we have ![x equals 71 over 330](data:image/png;base64,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)
Hence 0.2151515151515....... = ![71 over 330](data:image/png;base64,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)
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