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0.55555555555555 as a fraction form?

0.55555555555555 as a fraction form?
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0.55555555555555 as a fraction form?

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User Jeroen Mols
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A rule of thumb is that any repeating decimal where the digits after the decimal point are all the same, should be written as a fraction over 9
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5/9

If you have any single number repeating after the decimal, it will be that number divided by 9.

0.1111111.... = 1/9
0.2222222.... = 2/9

Etc.
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