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The riddle of the week: What fraction satisfies the equation?
Germany🔬 Science27 days ago

The riddle of the week: What fraction satisfies the equation?

The article presents a mathematical puzzle involving a repeating decimal number (0.123456789123456789...) and asks whether it can be expressed as a fraction of two integers. The article explains that this periodic decimal is indeed rational and provides the solution by expressing it as a fraction: 123456789/999999999, which simplifies further to 13717421/111111111.

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The riddle of the week: What fraction satisfies the equation?

The article presents a mathematical puzzle involving a repeating decimal number (0.123456789123456789...) and asks whether it can be expressed as a fraction of two integers. The article explains that this periodic decimal is indeed rational and provides the solution by expressing it as a fraction: 123456789/999999999, which simplifies further to 13717421/111111111.

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