In a previous lesson, I showed you how to convert fractions into decimals... Well, I showed you how to convert SOME fractions into decimals.
The fractions we learned how to change into fractions were special.
Their denominators factored into
ONLY 2's and 5's!
Like these:
When you convert these special fractions into decimals, you get terminating decimals!
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Terminating decimals are decimals that stop. |
Think all decimals do this?
Well, check out the next lesson!