Convert the following repeating decimal to a fraction in simplest form
.82
To convert the decimal .82 to a fraction in simplest form, we can use the following steps:
Step 1: Let x = .82.
Step 2: Multiply both sides of the equation by 100 to eliminate the decimal point: 100x = 82.
Step 3: Subtract x from both sides of the equation: 100x - x = 82 - x.
Simplifying the left side of the equation gives: 99x = 82.
Step 4: Divide both sides of the equation by 99 to solve for x: x = 82/99.
Therefore, the fraction in simplest form equivalent to the repeating decimal .82 is 82/99.
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Apologies for the incorrect response. Let's correctly convert .82 to a fraction in simplest form.
We start by defining the repeating decimal as a variable, let's say x:
x = .82
To remove the decimal point, we multiply both sides of the equation by 100:
100x = 82
Now we subtract the original equation from the one with the decimal point removed:
100x - x = 82 - .82
99x = 81.18
To get rid of the decimal, we can multiply both sides by 100:
9900x = 8118
Now we can express x as a fraction:
x = 8118/9900
To further simplify the fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 18:
x = 453/550
Therefore, the fraction in simplest form equivalent to the repeating decimal .82 is 453/550.
To convert the repeating decimal .82 to a fraction in simplest form, we can use the method of infinite geometric series.
Step 1: Let x = .82
Step 2: Multiply both sides of the equation by 100 to remove the decimal point:
100x = 82
Step 3: Subtract x from both sides:
100x - x = 82 - .82
99x = 81.18
Step 4: Convert the decimal part to a fraction:
.18 can be written as 18/100
Step 5: Add the fraction to both sides:
99x + 18/100 = 81
Step 6: Multiply both sides by 100 to eliminate the fraction:
100(99x) + 100(18/100) = 100(81)
9900x + 18 = 8100
Step 7: Subtract 18 from both sides:
9900x = 8100 - 18
9900x = 8082
Step 8: Divide both sides by 9900 to solve for x:
x = 8082/9900
Step 9: Simplify the fraction by finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 8082 and 9900:
The GCD of 8082 and 9900 is 18.
Step 10: Divide both the numerator and denominator by 18 to simplify:
8082 ÷ 18 = 449
9900 ÷ 18 = 550
So the simplified fraction for the repeating decimal .82 is 449/550.