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Convert 0.83 repeating to a fraction.

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The solution is, 5/6, when convert 0.83 repeating to a fraction.

What is a fraction?

A fraction represents a part of a whole or, more generally, any number of equal parts. When spoken in everyday English, a fraction describes how many parts of a certain size there are, for example, one-half, eight-fifths, three-quarters.

here, we have,

Explanation:

We first let 0.83 (3 being repeated) be x.

Since,

x is recurring in 1 decimal places, we multiply it by 10.

10x=8.33

Next, we **subtract **them.

10x−x=8.33−0.83

9x=7.5

Lastly, we** divide **both sides by 9 to get x

as a fraction.

x=7.5/9

=75/90

=5/6

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