0.2857142857 is a recurring decimal that can be represented as a fraction by recognizing the repeating pattern. The repeating block is 285714, which has 6 digits. To convert this to a fraction, we can set x = 0.2857142857 and multiply x by 1000000 to shift the decimal point 6 places to the right, giving 1000000x = 285714.2857. Subtracting x from 1000000x gives 999999x = 285714, which simplifies to x = 285714/999999. Therefore, 0.2857142857 is equivalent to the fraction 285714/999999.
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Well, isn't that a happy little number! If we look closely, we can see that 0.2857142857 is the same as 2/7 when expressed as a fraction. Just like painting a beautiful landscape, sometimes all it takes is a different perspective to see the true beauty underneath.
Oh, dude, you're hitting me with the decimals now? Alright, so 0.2857142857 as a fraction is 2/7. Yeah, it's like a never-ending story, but hey, that's math for you.
Every fraction is an equivalent fraction: each fraction in decimal form has an equivalent rational fraction as well as an equivalent percentage fraction.
A fraction that has a different sign to the first fraction.
Divide the fraction by 100, and you will get the percentage of a fraction.
Or both. That's a complex fraction.
The number below the fraction bar in a fraction is the denominator. The number above the fraction bar is the numerator.