How do you convert 5.33333333 to a simplified fraction?

Answer 1

Assuming the decimal is repeating to infinity. If so it should be written as

'5.333...' (Note the three or more dots, which indicates 'to infinity'.

Hence

Let P = 5.333...

Then

10P = 53.333...

Subtract

9P = 48 ( Note the decimals to inifinity subtract to zero).

P = 48/9

P = 5 3/9

P = 5 1/3 Done!!!!!

Answer 2

If you said that the 3s keep gong forever and never stop, then it would be 51/3 .

But the way you wrote it there, that number is 533,333,333/100,000,000 .