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Name ___________________________

Date ___________________________

8. A decimal number is called a

repeating decimal

if it consists of a number or set of

numbers that keep repeating in a regular pattern. Did you see a repeating decimal in

your work? If so, write an example of a repeating decimal. Ask your teacher for the

correct notation.

9. A decimal number is called a

terminating decimal

if the decimal representation becomes

all zeros after a certain number of digits. Did you see a terminating decimal is your work

above? If so, write an example of a terminating decimal. Ask your teacher for the correct

notation.

10. Can you tell when a fraction will have a terminating decimal representation? Can you

tell when a fraction will have a repeating decimal representation? Investigate to find out!

Fill in the following table for the clue to this puzzle! These are the denominators of the

fractions in this activity. Write a rule about when a fraction will be a terminating decimal

or a repeating decimal.

Denominator Prime

factorization

Did the

fractions

terminate?

Next stop — fraction

terminal