Well, isn't that a happy little number! If we take 2.6666666 and simplify it into a fraction, we get 8/3. Just like painting, sometimes we need to step back and look at things from a different perspective to see the beauty within.
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To convert the decimal 2.6666666 to a fraction, we first note that it has a recurring decimal pattern of 6. To convert this to a fraction, we set x = 2.6666666 and subtract the non-recurring part: x - 2 = 0.6666666. Next, we multiply x by 10 to shift the decimal point one place to the right: 10x - 20 = 6.6666666. Subtracting the non-recurring part again gives us 10x - 20 - 6 = 0.6666666. Simplifying, we get 10x - 26 = 6. Re-arranging, we find x = 32/12, which simplifies to 8/3. Therefore, 2.6666666 as a fraction is 8/3.
Oh, dude, you want me to math? Fine. So, 2.6666666... is a recurring decimal, which means it goes on forever. If we simplify it, it's 8/3. But, like, who has time for all those decimal points anyway?
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.