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Instead of the three dots, write a digit to make the fraction reducible. (Find all possible cases.) 12.../23...

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Answer:

0,1,2,4,5,6,8

Explanation:

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Answer:

{0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8}

Explanation:

120/230 = 12/23

121/231 = 11/21

122/232 = 61/116

123/233 -- not reducible

124/234 = 62/117

125/235 = 25/47

126/236 = 63/118

127/237 -- not reducible

128/238 = 64/119

129/239 -- not reducible

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All even digits will make the fraction reducible, as will the digit 5. Then the digits we're not sure of are 1, 3, 7, 9. Appending 1 to the given numbers makes them divisible by 11, so that digit is included in our list.

Ending digits 3, 7, 9 result in fractions that are not reducible. (Numbers 127, 233, and 239 are prime numbers.)

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