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s3.3.3

In the form: .abbbb...

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For a decimal with a non-repeating part followed by a repeating digit, like .abbbb....abbbb..., the fractional form is aba90\frac{ab - a}{90}, where abab is the two-digit number formed by the first two digits. This can be derived by treating the decimal as a10+b90\frac{a}{10} + \frac{b}{90}. For example, .27777...=27290=2590=518.27777... = \frac{27-2}{90} = \frac{25}{90} = \frac{5}{18}.

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