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Convert 4.333... into fraction and cancel it into its simplest form if necessary.​

User Eli Blokh
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Answer: 13/3

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Work Shown:

x = 4.3333...

10x = 43.3333....

10x - x = (4.3333...) - (43.3333...)

9x = 39

x = 39/9

x = (13*3)/(3*3)

x = 13/3

Use your calculator to confirm that 13/3 is equivalent to 4.3333... where the '3's go on forever.

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