Question

A manufacturer determines that the cost of making a computer component is $4.131313. Write the repeating decimal cost as a fraction and as a mixed number. The cost written as a fraction is​

Answer 1

The cost written as a fraction is​ --> 4 13/99

Explanation:

Let x = 4.131313

100x = 413.1313

So, 100x - x = 99x

100(4.131313) - 4.131313 = 408.99, or 409 when rounded

x = 409/99

x = 4 13/99