Terminating and 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. For example, 0.75 and 0.5 are terminating decimals.

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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. For example, 0.333... (which is equal to 1/3) is a repeating decimal.

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How can you determine if a fraction will result in a terminating decimal?

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A fraction will result in a terminating decimal if its denominator (in simplest form) has only the prime factors 2 and/or 5.

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Convert the fraction 4/100 to a decimal.

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0.04

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What is the decimal equivalent of 9/20?

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0.45

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Is the fraction 1/12 a repeating or terminating decimal?

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Repeating

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Is the fraction 9/12 a repeating or terminating decimal?

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Terminating

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What is the decimal expansion of 11/40?

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Terminating

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Convert the fraction 1/4 to a decimal.

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0.25

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Convert the fraction 3/8 to a decimal.

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0.375