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1.5 repeating as a fraction

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Hey there! I'm happy to help!

Let's call our fraction x.

x=1.55555.....

We want to get rid of the repeating stuff. If we multiply our fraction by 10, we will have 10x=15.5555555.....

10x=15.5555.....

x=1.5555....

Now we subtract these equations to get rid of the repeating stuff.

9x=14

We divide both sides by 9.

x=14/9 or 1 5/9.

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