Terminating or Repeating Decimals

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What is a terminating decimal?

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A terminating decimal is a decimal number that has a finite number of digits after the decimal point.

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What is a repeating decimal?

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A repeating decimal is a decimal number that has one or more digits that repeat infinitely after the decimal point.

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How can you determine if a fraction is terminating or repeating?

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A fraction is terminating if its denominator (in simplest form) has only the prime factors 2 and/or 5. If it has other prime factors, it is repeating.

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Convert the fraction 1/4 to a decimal.

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0.25 (Terminating decimal)

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Convert the fraction 1/3 to a decimal.

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0.333... (Repeating decimal) or 0.ar{3}

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What is the decimal representation of 48/60?

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0.8 (Terminating decimal) because it simplifies to 4/5.

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What does bar notation indicate in decimals?

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Bar notation indicates that the digits under the bar repeat indefinitely.

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Convert the decimal 0.232323... to a fraction.

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The fraction is 23/99.

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Is the decimal 1.5 a terminating or repeating decimal?

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Terminating decimal.

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What is the decimal expansion of 1 5/9?

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1.555... or 1.ar{5} (Repeating decimal).

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