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Why are rational numbers terminating or repeating decimal?
Because terminating or repeating decimals can be written as the quotient of two integers a/b, where b is not equal to zero.
What is 1 over 6 equal to in decimals?
0.1666 repeating
Does the sum of a repeating decimal and a terminating decimal equal a terminating decimal?
No, the sum of a repeating decimal and a terminating decimal is never a terminating decimal.
Does 0.888 equal to 0.88?
Not as written. Eight-hundred eighty-eight thousandths is eight thousandths greater than eighty-eight hundredths. The confusion comes from repeating decimals. 0.8 repeating is equal to 0.88 repeating is equal to 0.888 repeating.
What does 5 6th equal as a decimal?
0.83333 repeating
Why are rational numbers terminating or repeating decimal?
Because terminating or repeating decimals can be written as the quotient of two integers a/b, where b is not equal to zero.
When you change five sevenths to a mixed decimal what is the answer?
Not sure what you mean by a mixed decimal, but 5/7 is a repeating decimal: 0.71485 The last five digit repeat. A mixed decimal is when you have both a fraction and a decimal in your answer. Like, 5/7 is equal to ( 0.71 3/7). Fractions equivalent to repeating decimals may be written as mixed decimals.
What is a repeating decimal for 3 over 8?
3/8 = 0.375 is a terminating decimal. If you must have it in the form of a repeating decimal it is either 0.375000... or 0.374999... The second may look an unlikely answer but I can assure you that, mathematically, the two decimals are equal.
What type of number is 3.33333?
The number 3.33333 is a rational number, specifically a repeating decimal. It can be expressed as 10/3 in fraction form, which means it can be written as a ratio of two integers. Rational numbers can be written as terminating decimals or repeating decimals, like in this case.
What does 2 out of 3 equal in decimals?
0.6666 repeating
What is on sixth equal to in decimals?
.166666666666666666666666 repeating or .167
What is equal to the decimal 3.7?
The decimal 3.6999... repeating is equal.
What repeating decimal is equal to 130?
It is 129.999... (repeating).
A repeating decimal is an irrational number?
Actually, a repeating decimal is not necessarily an irrational number. A repeating decimal is a decimal number that has a repeating pattern of digits after the decimal point. While some repeating decimals can be irrational, such as 0.1010010001..., others can be rational, like 0.3333... which is equal to 1/3. Irrational numbers are numbers that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction, and they have non-repeating, non-terminating decimal representations.
What decimals equal 1 over 6?
0.1666 repeating
What is 1 over 6 equal to in decimals?
0.1666 repeating
Does the sum of a repeating decimal and a terminating decimal equal a terminating decimal?
No, the sum of a repeating decimal and a terminating decimal is never a terminating decimal.
