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Mathematics Inclined Week #1: Easy Category.

Problem:
Rewrite 0.996996996... as a fraction.

You must show your working out either as a screenshot or by LaTeX.
Full solutions will be posted next week, along with a new question.

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x=0.996996996\ldots=0.\overline{996}

1000x=996.996996996\ldots=996.\overline{996}

999x=996

x=(996)/(999)
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