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If you want to know "why", you need to know how to solve it.

Write:

(Equation 1) x = 0.151515...

Multiply that by 100 (the factor 100, a one followed by two zeros, is chosen because the repetition occurs every two digits):

(Equation 2) 100 x = 15.151515...

Subtract equation 1 from equation 2, and solve the resulting equation for "x". That will give you the number as a fraction.

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