Question

Express 0.484848..... in p/q form​

Answer 1

Answer:  16/33

It's in p/q form where p = 16 and q = 33.

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Work Shown:

x = 0.484848.....

100x = 48.4848.....

I multiplied both sides by 100 to move the decimal over 2 spots. Both decimal values for x and 100x have an infinite string of "48"s repeated after the decimal point. When we subtract, those infinite strings will cancel out

100x - x = 99x

48.4848..... - 0.484848..... = 48

So after subtracting straight down, we have the new equation 99x = 48 which solves to x = 48/99

Divide both parts by the GCF 3 to fully reduce

48/3 = 16

99/3 = 33

Therefore, x = 48/99 = 16/33 = 0.484848...

I recommend using a calculator to confirm that 16/33 = 0.484848...

Side note: your calculator may round the last digit, but this is of course rounding error