Suppose F = 0.461538461538...
Then 1000000F = 461538.461538...
Subtracting the first from the second gives 999999F = 461538
Note that the number of 9s is the same as the length of the repeating string.
Therefore F = 461538/999999 which can be simplified to 6/13.
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To convert the decimal 0.4615384615 to an improper fraction, we first note that this is a repeating decimal with the repeating pattern 461538. To convert this to a fraction, we can set x = 0.4615384615 and multiply by a power of 10 to shift the decimal point: 1000000x = 461538.4615. Subtracting the original equation from this new one gives 999999x = 461538, so x = 461538/999999. This fraction can be simplified by finding the greatest common divisor of 461538 and 999999, which is 3, resulting in the improper fraction 153846/333333.
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If all three digits are repeating then as a fraction it is 41/333 in its simplest form
113/999
It is 1 5/9.