-0.53571428571 as a fraction please help this is my last thng <3
-0.53571428571
= -5.357142571/10
= -53.571428571/100
= -535.71428571/10^3
...
= -53571428571/10^11 = -53,571,428,571/100,000,000,000
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To convert -0.53571428571 into a fraction, follow these steps:
Step 1: Let x represent -0.53571428571:
x = -0.53571428571
Step 2: Multiply both sides of the equation by 10000000000000 (10^11) to remove the decimal:
10000000000000x = -53571428571
Step 3: Since we multiplied by 10^11, the denominator of our fraction will be 10^11:
x = -53571428571 / 10000000000000
Step 4: Simplify the fraction by canceling common factors between the numerator and denominator. In this case, we can divide both numbers by 7:
x = -53571428571 / 10000000000000
= -(7 * 7 * 11 * 13 * 37 * 10853) / (2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 5 * 5 * 5 * 5 * 5 * 5 * 5 * 5 * 5)
Finally, the fraction form of -0.53571428571 is:
x = -(7 * 7 * 11 * 13 * 37 * 10853) / (2^11 * 5^11)
Please note that the resulting fraction is a very large number and cannot be simplified further.