Simplification · Question 22 · Medium
Express the recurring decimal 0.2343434... (where 34 repeats) as a fraction in lowest terms.
- 232/999
- 116/495
- 29/124
- 58/247
Answer and explanation
Answer: B. 116/495
Explanation: For 0.2(34) recurring: (234 − 2)/990 = 232/990 = 116/495.
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