You can either convert the decimal to a fraction and then subtract (3/4 - 0.5 = 3/4 - 2/4 = 1/4), OR you can convert the fraction to a decimal and then subtract (3/4 - 0.5 = 0.75 - 0.5 = 0.25).
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To convert 2.66667 to a fraction, we first note that the decimal repeats, indicating a recurring decimal. To convert a recurring decimal to a fraction, we can set it as x and subtract it from 10x to eliminate the repeating decimal. This gives us 10x - x = 9x = 26.66667. Therefore, 2.66667 as a fraction is 24/9, which simplifies to 8/3.
Ah, what a happy little question we have here. If we look closely, we can see that 0.4545454545 is a repeating decimal. To turn it into a fraction, we can call it x and subtract it from 100x to get a whole number. This gives us the fraction 5/11, a beautiful and harmonious representation of our repeating decimal.
1.6666 can be expressed as a fraction by first recognizing that it is a recurring decimal. To convert it to a fraction, we can set it as x = 1.6666 and subtract the non-recurring part, which is 1.6, from it to get x - 1.6 = 0.0666. This recurring decimal can be expressed as 6666/9999, which simplifies to 2222/3333. Therefore, 1.6666 as a fraction is 2222/3333.
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Well, isn't that just a lovely repeating decimal? Let's turn that into a fraction, shall we? If we call x = 0.5555555555, we can multiply x by 10 to get 10x = 5.5555555555. Then, we can subtract x from 10x to get 9x = 5, which simplifies to x = 5/9. And there you have it, a beautiful fraction created from that repeating decimal.