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Not all fractions can be written exactly as a decimal. 1/3, for example, which is approximately 0.333 ...... actually extends to any number of digits one may wish to write and is still not mathematically exact.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoNot all, as some numbers, which are known as "Irrational Numbers" cannot be written in the form, p/q where q doesn't = 0.
Examples are: √2 √3 √5 as they are never ending(non terminating) and non repeating.
Also pi is a irrational which is 22/7 only by approximation, its actual value is not just 3.14 but it is 3.14159265....
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What is a situation in which decimals to work better than a fraction?
nearly all
What are numbers that cannot be written as a fraction numbers with decimals that do not end or repeat?
that is called an irrational number
How can a decimal be a rational number?
Any number that can be written in fraction form is a rational number. This includes integers , terminating decimals , and repeating decimals as well as fractions. An integer can be written as a fraction simply by giving it a denominator of one so any integer in a rational number.
When written as a fraction terminating decimals have a denominator that is a product of which factors?
The only prime factors are 2 and 5.
When you Write ma fraction as a decimals you write decimals Of fractions?
Restate the question: If you can write a fraction as a decimal, can you write a decimal as a fraction?Yes.
Can all terminating decimals be written as fractions?
All terminating decimals can be written as fractions.
What is Decimals as fractions 0.006?
0.006 can be written as the fraction: 3/500
Can decimals be in a fraction?
Of course all the decimals have fractions except those with non-recurring and non-terminating decimals.
How are fractions and decimals alike and how are they different?
Fractions and decimals are alike because you can make a fraction into a decimal (here's an exanple; 1/2 can be made into 0.5) and vice versa. The only difference is the different forms they are written in; a fraction is written in fraction form and a decimal is written in decimal form.
What is a situation in which decimals to work better than a fraction?
nearly all
What are numbers that cannot be written as a fraction numbers with decimals that do not end or repeat?
that is called an irrational number
What can decimals do that fractions cant?
Nothing. Any decimal can be written as an equivalent fraction. So anything that can be done with a decimal can be done with the equivalent fraction.
How can a decimal be a rational number?
Any number that can be written in fraction form is a rational number. This includes integers , terminating decimals , and repeating decimals as well as fractions. An integer can be written as a fraction simply by giving it a denominator of one so any integer in a rational number.
How you write 0.16 in decimals words?
There are no decimal words. The fraction may be written in words as sixteen hundredths.
When written as a fraction terminating decimals have a denominator that is a product of which factors?
The only prime factors are 2 and 5.
How do you change two hundred hundredths into decimals and fraction?
Two hundred hundredths is 2. This can also be written as 2.0 (decimal) or 2/1 (fraction).
When you Write ma fraction as a decimals you write decimals Of fractions?
Restate the question: If you can write a fraction as a decimal, can you write a decimal as a fraction?Yes.
