To sum this answer up you half to turn the fraction into a decimal and if it ends that is terminating but if it keeps going it is called a repeating decimal
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Terminating- 5/10=.5
Repeating- 1/3=.3333 (bar notation over the 3)
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0.875 is a terminating decimal and as a fraction it is 7/8
An irrational number is not a terminating decimal and it also can't be expressed as a fraction.
Because it can be expressed as a fraction
For repeting it while repeat the same number over and over And for terminating it is such the oppisite
The decimal form of a fraction is either a terminating or recurring decimal.