The rational fraction, one third, can be represented as a non terminating decimal, with the digit 3 repeating for ever.
terminating decimal is when the quotient has the remainder of zero.
Finding a place value in a terminating decimal is easy. When placing the decimal always remember to place it at the tenth.
All jobs will use terminating decimals but most jobs will also require you to be able to work with recurring decimals and many will need decimal numbers which are neither terminating nor recurring.
pi is the quotient obtained by the dividing the circumference of a circle by its diameter. It is not a rational number and so cannot be expressed as a fraction or a terminating decimal. You can not give the exact value of pi as a decimal no matter how many places you use.
One decimal place to the right of the decimal point is the "tenths" place, but one decimal place to the left of the decimal point is the "ones" place. The "tens" place is two places to the left.
terminating decimal is when the quotient has the remainder of zero.
It is called a rational number. The rational numbers are closed under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (not dividing by 0). The fact that it is not terminating is not important at all. In fact, if we use other bases besides base 10, we will see that the set of numbers that are rational or irrational doesn't change. However, if we use another base, for example base 3, then the number 1/3 in base 3 can be represented with a terminating "decimal" (technically not decimal). The set of rational numbers that have terminating "decimals" depends on the base.
Finding a place value in a terminating decimal is easy. When placing the decimal always remember to place it at the tenth.
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All jobs will use terminating decimals but most jobs will also require you to be able to work with recurring decimals and many will need decimal numbers which are neither terminating nor recurring.
pi is the quotient obtained by the dividing the circumference of a circle by its diameter. It is not a rational number and so cannot be expressed as a fraction or a terminating decimal. You can not give the exact value of pi as a decimal no matter how many places you use.
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I could use a little help to convert this fraction into it's decimal equivalent.
One decimal place to the right of the decimal point is the "tenths" place, but one decimal place to the left of the decimal point is the "ones" place. The "tens" place is two places to the left.