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3 years ago

The simplest form of 1.666….. is?

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2 answers:

hodyreva [135]3 years ago

8 0

Answer:

$5/3$

Step-by-step explanation:

$x=1.6666666...$

$10x=16.66666666...$

$10x-x=16.666666666...-1.666666666...$

$9x=15$

$x=15/9=5/3$

Bond [772]3 years ago

3 0

The simplest form would be in a fraction 5/3

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