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Rewrite as a simplified fraction. 2.888... = ?

User Wagnifico
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Answer:

fractional number equivalent of 2.888 is


  • (361)/(125) or 2 (111)/(125)
User Ili
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Answer:


(26)/(9) or
2 (8)/(9)

Explanation:

Let x equal the decimal. Set up two equations such that the digits after the decimal point are identical.

10x = 28.8888...

x = 2.8888...

Subtracting the two equations, we have:

9x = 26

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