What is 2.3 recurrent in a fraction?

Answer 1

2.3 repeating as a fraction = 21/9

a1= 0.3

a2 = 0.03

r = a2/a1 = 0.03/0.3 = 0.1

fraction:

= (2 + a1/1-r)

= (2 + 0.3/1- 0.1)

= (2 + 0.3/0.9) * (10/10)

= (2 + 3/9)

= (18 + 3)/9

= 21/9

Answer 2

In a fraction, 2.3 recurrent would mean that the decimal value of the fraction is 2.3333... with the digit 3 repeating infinitely.