Areteem: Math Challenge II-A Number Theory

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Lecture 9, Problem 9.20

I got 6.82 or 6+5/6, but the answer says that it is 6.83 or 41/6. 6+5/6=41/6

If I understand correctly, you got $6 + \dfrac{5}{6} \approx 6.82$, however,

$$6 + \dfrac{5}{6} = \dfrac{36}{6} + \dfrac{5}{6} = \dfrac{41}{6} = 6.8\overline{3}$$