it isn't because if you continue 1.3, it goes on as 1.3000..., while (1/3) is 1.3333333333333... That's why
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No, not all fractions can be written as a non-terminating decimal. For instance, 1/3 has infinitely many 3's in the decimal places.
0.5 is a terminating decimal and, since it is equal to a half, it is not an integer. A terminating decimal that is not an integer is a rational fraction. However, not all rational fractions are terminating decimals (eg 1/3 = 0.333...).0.1251.2512.5etc.
A terminating decimal is something like .25, where a repeating decimal is something like 1/3
1/3 does not terminate.
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