4.4 Terminating and Recurring Decimals
Watch this video which explains all the fundamental concepts about recurring and terminating decimals
INSTRUCTIONS: Watch these two videos on converting decimals to fractions and fractions to decimals.
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You can also use a calculator to convert fractons to decimals!!
Use this scientific calculator to convert a few fractions to decimals. You will notice of course that recurring decimals cannot be fully displayed, because the calculator will only display a limited number of decimal places after the decimal point. You will see 0.1818181818 displayed in the calculator window. So this is a RECURRING decimal.
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