Question

0.33333333333 as a fraction

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Answer

The correct answer is: $\frac{1}{3}$

Explanation

  • If the decimal represents the repeating decimal $0.\overline{3}$ (an infinite string of 3s), it equals exactly $\frac{1}{3}$.
  • If you mean the finite truncation $0.33333333333$ (eleven 3s), that is the rational number $\frac{33333333333}{100000000000}$, which is an approximation of $\frac{1}{3}$.

Steps

  1. For the repeating decimal:
  • Let $x=0.\overline{3}$
  • Then $10x=3.\overline{3}$
  • Subtract: $9x=3$
  • So $x=\frac{3}{9}=\frac{1}{3}$
  1. For the finite 11-digit decimal:
  • $0.33333333333=\dfrac{33333333333}{100000000000}$ (already in lowest terms)

Therefore, normally $0.33333333333$ is taken to represent $0.\overline{3}$, whose exact fraction is $\frac{1}{3}$.