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Write the fraction that represents the repeating decimal. 0.272727

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Answer:

3/11

Explanation:

The first term of this repeating decimal is 0.27. The common factor is 0.0001.

The desired fraction is:

a 0.27 27 27 3

------- = ---------------- = --------- = ---------- = --------

1 - r 1 - 0.01 0.99 99 11

Check: does 3/11 = 0.272727... ? yes

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