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prealgebra senior

Problem

What simplified common fraction is equivalent to ?
Solution
To express the number as a fraction, we call it and subtract it from : \begin{array}{r r c r@{}l} &100x &=& 5&.7575757\ldots \\ - &x &=& 0&.0575757\ldots \\ \hline &99x &=& 5&.7 \end{array} This shows that .
Final answer
\frac{19}{330}