Converting Fractions to Terminating Decimals Using Visual Representations

This lesson teaches how to convert challenging fractions into terminating decimals using visual aids. It explains the concept of terminating decimals and provides a detailed example of dividing $1.00 among 8 investors using a hundredths grid. The lesson includes a step-by-step calculation process and visualizes the fraction 1/8 on a decimal number line, demonstrating that it equals 125 thousandths.

What is a terminating decimal?

• A decimal with a finite number of digits

• A decimal with an infinite number of digits

• A decimal that cannot be expressed as a fraction

• A decimal that repeats indefinitely

In the problem of dividing a dollar among eight investors, how much does each investor initially receive?

• $0.15

• $0.12

• $0.10

• $0.05

How are the remaining four cents divided among the investors?

• Into quarters

• Into thousandths

• Into tenths

• Into hundredths

What is the decimal representation of 1/8?

• 0.15

• 0.12

• 0.13

• 0.125

Where does 1/8 fall on a decimal number line?

• Between 0.10 and 0.11

• Between 0.12 and 0.13

• Between 0.14 and 0.15

• Between 0.13 and 0.14