Understanding Terminating and Repeating Decimals

What is a terminating decimal?

• A decimal that continues forever without a pattern.

• A decimal that ends with a clean-cut zero.

• A decimal that has a repeating pattern of digits.

• A decimal that only has whole numbers.

Which statement best describes a repeating decimal?

• A decimal that stops after a few digits.

• A decimal that has a pattern of digits that goes on forever.

• A decimal that only contains zeros after the decimal point.

• A decimal that is always a whole number.

How is the repeating decimal 2.222... written using bar notation?

• 2.2

• 2.2 with a bar over the 2

• 2.22 with a bar over the 22

• 2.2...

Which of the following fractions results in a repeating decimal?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 20/9

• 1/4

Which of the following fractions results in a terminating decimal?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 20/9

• 3/8