Two students wrote the decimals and on the board

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Problem

Two students wrote the decimals 0.6‾0.\overline{6} and 0.72‾0.7\overline{2} on the board. Study these decimals and answer the following. (i) Write each decimal in the form of a fraction in its simplest form. (ii) Without converting back to decimal form, compare the two fractions obtained in part (i) and state which original decimal is greater. Show all steps clearly.

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