I've come across the following question.
Find $0.\overline{204}_6$ as a base ten fraction.
I understand that is the question asked the repeating decimal in base $10$, I would then say that:
$$x = 0.\overline{204}_{10}$$
$$1000x = 204.\overline{204}_{10}$$
$$999x = 204$$
$$x = \frac{204}{999}$$
Therefore, I can perform a similar task by doing this:
$$x = 0.\overline{204}_{6}$$
$$216x = 204.\overline{204}_{6}$$
$$216x = 204$$
$$x = \frac{204}{216} = \frac{17}{18}$$
Is the following procedure correct? Since initially we had to multiply by $10^3$ in base $10$, I would then assume that you would have to multiply by $6^3$, or $216$ in base $6$.
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