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dont lose track of what decimal place(dp) u rounding off to
underline the place eg. round off 1.3333333333 to 5p
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underline that 1
then now take note of the number behind it if its 5 or higher then add 1 to the underlined digit and dont write back the numbers behind the underlined digit in the answer; drop it. if it lower than 5 then just make then digit stay the same and drop the numbers behing it
so the ans to my eg would be 1.33334
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What is an example of a repeating decimal?
A repeating decimal is just a decimal that repeats. An example would be 6.575757... Repeating decimals are infinite.
When 2 over 8 is a decimal is the decimal repeating or terminating?
2/8 can be reduced to 1/4, which you should know to be .25 in decimal form. Because the decimal "terminates" after the hundredths place, it is a terminating decimal. An example of a repeating decimal would be 1/3. This would come out to be .333333... (etc.) Most calculators will display something like 2/3 as .6666667 placing the 7 on their last available digit displayer as a means of rounding the repeating decimal.
What is the answer if 0.626262 is change to repeating decimal?
0.626262 as a repeating decimal would be expressed as: 0.626262626262626262626262.....
What if you have 0.6666666667 what is the nearest decimal?
If you have the repeating decimal 0.6666666667, the nearest decimal would be 0.6667. This is because the repeating decimal 0.6666666667 can be approximated as 0.6667 by rounding to the nearest four decimal places.
Is there such a thing as a repeating decimal that has a non-repeating decimal after it?
No, because repeating decimals never stop repeating, so it would be impossible to have a different number that does not repeat.
What is used to represent a repeating decimal?
A repeating decimal is represented by a horizontal line over the repeating part.So for example .3255555555..... would be __.3255and .33333333..... would be __.33
How is 5.495 rounded to the two decimal place?
Rounding to two decimal places - it would be 5.50
Why is rounding decimals important?
Most decimals comprise an infinite number of digits: some are repeating and other non-terminating. If you did not round them, most people would still be writing out their first decimal number - and they would still be at it when they died!
How do you make 1.63 repeating decimal a fraction?
You would have to round the repeating decimal to the nearest fraction, which is 63/100. It would be 1 63/100. It is in simplest form.
What is a reapaeting decimal?
a decimal that never ends and keeps going on and on in that same order. Example: if 6 was a repeating decimal it would read: .666666666666666666 etc Example #2: if 52 was a repeating decimal it would read: 5252525252525252 etc
Would you round 3.456 to 3.5?
If you were rounding to one decimal place, then yes you would.
Who of the following cannot be written as a fraction an integer a terminating decimal a repeating decimal and a non-terminating non repeating decimal?
The latter which would be an irrational number that cannot be expressed as a fraction.
