Which is 0.58 reapeting converted to a simplified fraction?

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If
$x=0.585858\ldots$ , then

$x=0.\overline{58}\implies100x=58.\overline{58}$

$\implies100x-x=99x=58$

$\implies x=\boxed{(58)/(99)}$

Bekite answered Aug 30, 2020