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What is 3.2 repeating equal to

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(29)/(9)

Explanation:

3.2 repeating = 3.2222....

let's make it equal to x

x = 3.2222....

we want to eliminate the infinitely repeating digits, so let's multiply 3.2222.... by 10 and equate it to 10x

3.2222.... × 10 = 32.2222....

10x = 32.2222....

Now we have

x = 3.2222....

10x = 32.2222....

They both have an infinite number of repeating twos so subtract x from 10x to get rid of the repeating digits after the decimal point

Rewriting it as

10x = 32.2222....

x = 3.2222....

10x - x = 9x and 32.2222.... - 3.2222.... = 29

equate both

9x = 29

divide both sides by 9

x = 29/9

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