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Express the repeating decimal 0.202020… as a fraction in lowest terms.

  1. 1/5
  2. 2/9
  3. 20/99
  4. 20/999

Answer

C. 20/99

Solution

For a 2-digit repeating block, 0.(20) = 20/99.

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