How do you convert .63 (3 repeating) to a fraction?

1 Answer
Mar 17, 2016

57/905790

Explanation:

For formatting questions of this type Use the equation form of:

0.6bar3. Is you use the hash key at the beginning and end this looks like: 0.6bar30.6¯3. The dash above the three means that it is repeating.
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Let x=0.6bar3x=0.6¯3

Then 10x=6.3bar310x=6.3¯3

So 10x-x= 6.33bar310xx=6.33¯3
color(white)("ddddddddddd")underline( 0.63bar3) " Subtraction"
color(white)("dd")10x-x = 5.7

So" "9x=5.7

To 'get rid of the decimal multiply both sides by 10

" "90x=57

Divide both sides by 90

" "x=57/90

Thus: x=0.6bar3 = 57/90