what fraction is .1 repeating?

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what fraction is .1 repeating?

2007-10-10 15:48:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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Here is how to see it is 1/9 (as well as how to solve related problems).

Let x = .1111....
Then 10x = 1.1111.....

Then 9x = 10x - x = 1.1111... - .1111... = 1
So x = 1/9

2007-10-10 15:53:04 · answer #1 · answered by Phineas Bogg 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋

1/9

2007-10-10 15:50:51 · answer #2 · answered by hmata3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

1/9.
Think of it as 1/3 of 1/3. 1/3 = .3333333...
So 1/9 = .11111.....

2007-10-10 15:51:57 · answer #3 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

it's 1/9

hope this helps

2007-10-10 15:51:22 · answer #4 · answered by soul_burner_29 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋