What is the fraction of 0.72 repeating

8/11

Step-by-step explanation:

There is a trick in dealing with 0.727272727272 ... to make it into a fraction.

x = 0.727272727272 ... Multiply by 100

100x = 72.727272727272 ... Now write x below it

x = 0.727272727272 Subtract

99x = 72 The repeating decimal is gone : 99

99x/99 = 72/99 Reduce

x = 72 / 99 = 8/11

72/100 seventytwo over one hundred