Answer:
47/99
Explanation:
Given the repeated decimal 0.4747...
This can be splitted into;
0.47 + 0.0047 + 0.000047 + ...
On rewriting;
47/100 + 47/10000 + 47/1000000 + ...
The given series is a geometric progression
The sum to infinity of a geometric progression is expressed as;
[tex]S\infty\text{ = }\frac{a}{1-r}[/tex]a is the first term
r is the common ratio
From the sequence;
a = 47/100
r = (47/10000)/(47/100)
r = 47/10000 * 100/47
r = 1/100
Substitute;
[tex]\begin{gathered} S\infty\text{ = }\frac{\frac{47}{100}}{1-\frac{1}{100}} \\ S\infty\text{ = }\frac{\frac{47}{100}}{\frac{99}{100}} \\ S\infty\text{ = }\frac{47}{100}\cdot\frac{100}{99} \\ S\infty\text{ = }\frac{47}{99} \end{gathered}[/tex]Henec the repeated fraction to decimal is 47/99
