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Solution: Equal Rational Numbers

Understand how to compare rational numbers given as strings by converting repeating decimal representations into fractions. Learn a step-by-step method to reduce fractions and verify equality, enabling you to solve problems involving decimal expansions with repeating parts efficiently.

Statement

Given two strings s and t, each representing a non negative rational number, return true if and only if they represent the same number. The strings may use parentheses to denote the repeating part of the rational number.

A rational number can be represented using up to three parts: <IntegerPart>, <NonRepeatingPart>, and <RepeatingPart>. The number will be expressed in one of the following three formats:

  • <IntegerPart>

    • For example, 1212 ...