What is 0.42857142857 as a fraction?

What is 0.42857142857 as a fraction?

To write 0.42857142857 as a fraction you have to write 0.42857142857 as numerator and put 1 as the denominator. Now you multiply numerator and denominator by 10 as long as you get in numerator the whole number.

0.42857142857 = 0.42857142857/1 = 4.2857142857/10 = 42.857142857/100 = 428.57142857/1000 = 4285.7142857/10000 = 42857.142857/100000 = 428571.42857/1000000 = 4285714.2857/10000000 = 42857142.857/100000000 = 428571428.57/1000000000 = 4285714285.7/10000000000 = 42857142857/100000000000

And finally we have:

0.42857142857 as a fraction equals 42857142857/100000000000

problem:

f(x) = - 2/3x + 5; f(5/2)

substitute 5/2 in for x:

f(5/2) = -2/3(5/2) + 5

simplify the right side:

f(5/2) = -5/3 + 5

f(5/2) = 10/3

f(5/2) = 10/3

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