26.9k views
5 votes
What is 0.2 repeating written as a fraction

User Cowborg
by
7.8k points

2 Answers

7 votes
You can't. This number is called an irrational number. It means it can't be expressed as a/b where a and b are integers and b does not equal 0.
User Husmus
by
7.7k points
4 votes
It cant be a fraction because of the repeating... that is what my math teacher said 
User Dustyrockpyle
by
8.6k points