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If a/b rounded to the nearest trillionth is 0.008012018027, where a and b are positive integers, what is the smallest possible value a+b?

 Aug 4, 2016
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0.008012018027=16/1997

16 + 1,997 =2,013

 Aug 4, 2016
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Could you explain how you arrived at this solution???

 

 

cool cool cool

 Aug 4, 2016
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CPhill: I have programmed my computer (in Java) to convert decimals to fractions and vise versa, up to about 50 digits long. It does it instantaneously.

 Aug 4, 2016
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16/1997 is the 5th convergent in it's continued fraction expansion.

 Aug 4, 2016

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