What is 5.57575757... as a fraction ?

Assuming you can't use a calculator:

5.575757... = 5 + 0.575757...

let 0.575757... = x

1) Substitute x for 0.575757...

5.575757... = 5 + x

2) Multiply both sides by 100

100(5.575757...) = 100(5+x)            

557.575757... = 500 + 100x    

3) Subtract 500 from both sides

57.575757... = 100x          

4) 57.575757... can be written as 57 + 0.575757...              

57 + 0.575757... = 100x

5) Substitute x for 0.575757...

57 + x = 100x

6) Subtract x from both sides

57 = 99x

7) divide both sides by 99

x = 57/99

8) plug in 57/99 for x in our original equation

5.575757... = 5 + (57/99)

9) simplify

5.575757... = ((5*99)/99) + (57/99)

5.575757... = (495/99) +(57/99)

5.575757... = (495+57)/99

5.575757... = 552/99

5.575757... as a fraction is 552/99

b or 2, just plug these equations into your graphing calculator then check the graph to see the image. if it matches up then that's your answer!

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we cannot know this, because the other students could have handed out 10 flyers, or they could have handed out 100. one way, the mean would go up, and another way, the mean would go down.