The ratio of 8th graders in a chess club to the total number of members is 0.454545...
This is called a repeating decimal.
Let us convert this decimal into a fraction.
[tex]x=0.4545\ldots[/tex]Step 1:
Multiply by 100
[tex]\begin{gathered} 100\times x=100\times0.4545\ldots \\ 100x=45.45\ldots \end{gathered}[/tex]Step 2:
Subtract x
[tex]\begin{gathered} 100x-x=45.45\ldots-0.4545 \\ 99x=45 \end{gathered}[/tex]Step 3:
Finally, divide by 99
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{99x}{99}=\frac{45}{99} \\ x=\frac{45}{99} \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the fraction form is
[tex]x=\frac{45}{99}[/tex]