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number theory senior

Problem

Express as a common fraction.
Solution
We write each repeating decimal as a fraction. We convert to a fraction by setting . Multiplying both sides by 10, we get . We subtract those two equations to get Next, we convert to a fraction by setting . Multiplying by 100, we get . We subtract those two equations to get: Finally, we convert to a fraction by setting . Multiplying by 1000, we get . We subtract those two numbers to get: The requested sum is .
Final answer
\frac{164}{1221}