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Write the number below as a fraction in its simplest form

0.˙2


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Write the number below as a fraction in its simplest form 0.˙2 No spam links, please-example-1
User Jinesh
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Let 0.22222…be x.

10x = 2.22222…

Subtract x from 10x

10x=2.22222…. (The decimal 2’s cancel out)
- x =0.22222…
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9x = 2
Therefore, x= 2/9
User Ahmnouira
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0.2=2/10 divide by 2
Simplify 1/5

*1/5
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