Which fraction is equivalent to 2/-6
Mathematics · High School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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Given the fraction:
2/-6
Determine the equivalent value of the fraction.
Solution:
The equivalent value of the fraction can be represented in its simplified form, and its decimal value. In order to determine the simplified form of the fraction we simply factor out 2.
= 2/-6
= -⅓
In order to determine the equivalent decimal value, we simply needed to divide the numerator by the denominator.
= -2/6
= - 0.3333333…
Since we have a repeating decimal, we can either equate it with a repeating word enclosed with a parenthesis, a dash line or an ellipsis. In our case we will use the ellipsis.
Final answer:
⅓ = 0.333…