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Convert the following repeating decimal to a fraction in simplest form.
.53

Convert the following repeating decimal to a fraction in simplest form. .53-example-1
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The answer is 8/15. You can break the decimal into two fractions:
0.53 = 1/2 + 1/30. Then combine by making both terms have a denominator of 30, so you get 16/30. The divide numerator and denominator each by 2 to get to 8/15
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