Recurring decimals to fractions

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GCSE Maths (Year 8 Number 2) Mind Map on Recurring decimals to fractions, created by Ellen Billingham on 11/05/2013.
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Mind Map by Ellen Billingham, updated more than 1 year ago
Ellen Billingham
Created by Ellen Billingham over 11 years ago
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Recurring decimals to fractions
  1. What is 0.454545454545454545(recurring) as a fraction?
    1. 1. Write it as x = 0.4545454545...
      1. 2. Multiply the decimal by a power of 10 that leaves the bit after the decimal the same
        1. (x100) 100x = 45.454545...
          1. 3. Subtract the original number from the new one
            1. 99x = 45.
              1. Divide by the number of x
                1. 45 ÷ 99 = 45/99
                  1. Cancel the fraction
                    1. 5/11
    2. 0.238383838...
      1. x = 0.238383838
        1. You can't get it so that the number is the same on both sides because of the 2.
          1. 1000x = 238.3838383838
            1. 10x = 2.38383838
              1. 990x = 236
                1. x = 236/990
                  1. 118/445
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