express the 0.474747...in p/q form
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47/99
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Maths
Number Systems
Real Numbers and their Decimal Expansion
Express the following in th...
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Express the following in the form of
q
p
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0.4747....
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Let x=0.4747....
The periodicity of the decimal is 2, therefore, multiply x by 100 as shown below:
100×x=100×0.4747....
⇒100x=47.474747....
Now, we find the value of x in the form of fraction as shown below:
100x−x=(47.474747....)−(0.4747....)
⇒99x=47
⇒x=
99
47
Hence, 0.4747....=
99
47
.
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