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How do you convert a repeating decimal in the 10000 place into a fraction?

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Decimal to Fraction

Converting any terminating decimal into a fraction is fairly straightforward. You count the number of decimal places, move the decimal point that number of places to the right, and put the resulting number over "1" followed by that number of zeroes.

For instance:

Convert the decimal 0.7 into a fraction.

This decimal has one decimal place, so I move the decimal point one place to the right, to get 7. Then I put this over "1" followed by one zero (otherwise known as "10") to get: 7/10

Explanation:

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