Exploring Terminating and Repeating Decimals

What is a terminating decimal?

• A decimal that has no repeating digits

• A decimal that starts with zero

• A decimal that ends after a finite number of digits

• A decimal that repeats the same digit

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Which notation is used to indicate repeating digits in a decimal?

• Asterisk

• Bar notation

• Comma

• Parentheses

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What does it mean if a decimal has a bar above a digit?

• The digit repeats indefinitely

• The digit is the last digit of the decimal

• The digit is zero

• The digit is part of a terminating decimal

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Which of the following is a repeating decimal?

• 0.5625

• 0.333...

• 0.84

• 0.64

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How do you convert a fraction to a decimal?

• Multiply the numerator by the denominator

• Divide the numerator by the denominator

• Subtract the denominator from the numerator

• Add the numerator and the denominator

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What is the decimal form of 4/5?

• 0.6

• 0.7

• 0.8

• 0.75

How do you write -1 2/3 as a decimal?

• -1.666...

• -1.5

• -1.25

• -1.75

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What is the decimal representation of 2/3?

• 0.5

• 0.75

• 0.66...

• 0.6

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What is the first step in converting a non-terminating decimal to a fraction?

• Subtract the original equation

• Divide by the number of repeating digits

• Multiply by a power of 10

• Assign a variable to the decimal

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How do you handle a decimal that starts repeating after a few digits when converting to a fraction?

• Multiply by 10

• Multiply by 100

• Multiply by a power of 10 to move the repeating part

• Subtract the repeating part directly

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