What is \(-9.6\) repeating written as a fraction?
Answer (2)
− 9.6 = − 9 10 6 = − 9 10 : 2 6 : 2 = − 9 5 3 = − 5 9 ⋅ 5 + 3 = − 5 45 + 3 = − 5 48 or o t h er m e t h o d − 9.6 = − 10 96 = − 10 : 2 96 : 2 = − 5 48
The repeating decimal − 9.6 can be expressed as the fraction − 9 87 . This can also be simplified to the mixed number − 9 3 2 .
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