College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter R - Section R.2 - Algebra Essentials - R.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 29: 163

Answer

$\frac{1}{3}$ is larger by $0.000333\bar3$

Work Step by Step

We see that $\frac{1}{3}$ is larger (it has more repeating 3's): $\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}=0.3333\bar3 \gt 0.333$ $\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}$ is larger by: $0.3333\bar3-0.333=0.000333\bar3$
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