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What is 1.5 repeating as a fraction

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The given repeating decimal number can be written in fraction as 14/9. The given decimal is 1.5555... Take x=1.55555...... -------(i) Multiply both the sides of the given equation by 10, we get 10x=15.5555........ -------(ii) Subtract equation (i) from (ii), we get 10x-x=15.5555........ - 1.5555...... 9x=1