Exploring Terminating and Repeating Decimals

What is the first step in converting a fraction to a decimal using long division?

• Subtract the numerator from the denominator

• Multiply the numerator by 10

• Place the numerator inside the division box

• Add a zero to the numerator

When converting 1/2 to a decimal, what is the result?

• 0.75

• 0.5

• 0.25

• 1.0

What type of decimal is 0.25?

• Non-terminating

• Repeating

• Terminating

• Infinite

What is the decimal equivalent of 1/3?

• 0.25

• 0.5

• 0.333...

• 0.75

What do you call a decimal that has digits repeating infinitely?

• Repeating decimal

• Non-repeating decimal

• Finite decimal

• Terminating decimal

What is the decimal equivalent of 1/8?

• 0.125

• 0.75

• 0.5

• 0.25

How do you identify a repeating decimal?

• It has a sequence of digits that repeats infinitely

• It is greater than 1

• It has a finite number of digits

• It ends with a zero

What is the decimal equivalent of 1/9?

• 0.1

• 0.11

• 0.111...

• 0.9

What type of decimal is 0.2?

• Repeating

• Terminating

• Infinite

• Non-terminating

What is the repeating sequence in the decimal equivalent of 1/7?

• 999999

• 111111

• 123456

• 142857