Terminating and Repeating Decimals

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What is a terminating decimal?

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A terminating decimal is a decimal number that has a finite number of digits after the decimal point.

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What is a repeating decimal?

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A repeating decimal is a decimal number that has one or more digits that repeat infinitely after the decimal point.

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Is 0.333... a terminating or repeating decimal?

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Repeating decimal.

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Convert the fraction 1/4 to a decimal.

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0.25

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Convert the fraction 3/8 to a decimal.

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0.375

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What is the decimal expansion of 1/3?

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0.333... (repeating decimal).

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Is the decimal 0.75 terminating or repeating?

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Terminating.

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What is the decimal equivalent of 5/20?

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0.25 (terminating decimal).

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How can you determine if a fraction will result in a terminating decimal?

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A fraction will have a terminating decimal if its denominator (in simplest form) has only the prime factors 2 and/or 5.

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What is the decimal representation of 2/5?

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0.4 (terminating decimal).