The repeating decimal .36666… in base 8 can be written in a fraction in base 8.
I understand simple patterns such as 1/9 in base 10 is .1111…. so 1/7 in base 8 is .1111.
But I'm not too sure how to convert this decimal in this base to the fraction in the same base.
[Math] Converting repeating decimal in base b to a fraction the same base
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Best Answer
\begin{align} 0.3\bar{6}_8 &= \frac{3}{8} + 6\left(\frac{1}{8^2}+\frac{1}{8^3} + \cdots\right)\\ &= \frac{3}{8} + \frac{6}{8^2}\left(1+\frac{1}{8}+ \frac{1}{8^2} +\cdots\right)\\ &= \frac{3}{8} + \frac{6}{8^2}\frac{1}{1-(1/8)} & \text{geometric series}\\ &= \frac{3}{8} + \frac{3}{28}\\ &= \frac{27}{56}\\ &= \frac{33_8}{70_8}. \end{align}