1. **Problem Statement:** Rewrite the repeating decimal $1.83\overline{3}$ as a simplified fraction.
2. **Understanding the repeating decimal:** The number $1.83\overline{3}$ means $1.8333\ldots$ where the digit 3 repeats indefinitely.
3. **Set up an equation:** Let $x = 1.8333\ldots$
4. **Multiply to isolate the repeating part:** Since only one digit (3) repeats, multiply by 10 to shift one decimal place:
$$10x = 18.3333\ldots$$
5. **Subtract original equation from this:**
$$10x - x = 18.3333\ldots - 1.8333\ldots$$
$$9x = 16.5$$
6. **Solve for $x$:**
$$x = \frac{16.5}{9}$$
7. **Convert decimal numerator to fraction:**
$$16.5 = \frac{33}{2}$$
8. **Rewrite $x$ as:**
$$x = \frac{33/2}{9} = \frac{33}{2} \times \frac{1}{9} = \frac{33}{18}$$
9. **Simplify the fraction:**
$$\frac{33}{18} = \frac{11}{6}$$
10. **Final answer:**
$$1.83\overline{3} = \frac{11}{6}$$
This fraction is in simplest form because 11 and 6 share no common factors other than 1.
Repeating Decimal Fraction
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