Exercise 20 Page p10

The line over the 4 in the expression 0.4 tells us that the 4 repeats an infinite number of times. 0.4=0.44444... To write the fraction equivalent to this expression, we can use the following equation. x=0.44444... By multiplying both sides of the equation by 10, we create a new equivalent equation. Remember to always follow the Properties of Equality when solving equations.

Now, we can subtract x from both sides to eliminate the repeating decimal. This is possible because we know that x is equal to the decimal part.

Finally, we can divide both sides of the equation by 9 so that the x-variable is isolated. This will leave us with the fraction that is equation to the repeating decimal.