Exploring Terminating and Repeating Decimals

This video tutorial by Mr. Weaver covers 8th grade math concepts related to rational numbers, including natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, and fractions. It explains how rational numbers can be expressed as decimals, which may either terminate or repeat. The tutorial provides methods for converting fractions to decimals and vice versa, with a focus on identifying terminating and repeating decimals. It also demonstrates how to convert repeating decimals into fractions using multiplication and subtraction techniques.

Which set of numbers includes both positive and negative whole numbers?

• Rational numbers

• Whole numbers

• Natural numbers

• Integers

What is the term for a decimal that ends in zeros?

• Terminating decimal

• Irrational decimal

• Repeating decimal

• Rational decimal

How is a repeating decimal indicated in notation?

• With an asterisk next to the repeating digit

• With parentheses around the repeating digit

• With a bar above the repeating digit

• With a dot above the repeating digit

What is the decimal form of 5/8?

• 0.75

• 0.625

• 0.8

• 0.6

If a decimal has a repeating digit that is not zero, what type of decimal is it?

• Terminating decimal

• Repeating decimal

• Rational decimal

• Irrational decimal

What is the decimal equivalent of -2/9?

• -0.25

• -0.222...

• -0.22

• -0.2

What is the fraction form of 0.444...?

• 4/5

• 4/11

• 4/9

• 4/10

What is the fraction form of 0.5 repeating?

• 5/10

• 5/8

• 5/11

• 5/9

What is the mixed number form of 2.18 repeating?

• 2 and 2/11

• 2 and 2/9

• 2 and 2/8

• 2 and 2/10

What is the mixed number form of 1.42 repeating?

• 1 and 14/33

• 1 and 14/99

• 1 and 14/11

• 1 and 14/9