What fraction corresponds to the decimal 0.666... that repeats forever?
Category: Math · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Consider converting the repeating decimal to a fraction.
Answer
2/3
Explanation
Let x = 0.666...; then 10x = 6.666..., subtracting gives x = 2/3.
This is a expert math riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is 2/3.
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