Converting fractions to recurring decimals

12 questions

1. Terminating decimals have a ___ number of digits after the decimal point.
2. Without using a calculator, work out the decimal value of \frac {13}{20}. ___
3. Select all the fractions that can be written as terminating decimals.
4. Aisha uses her calculator to convert 0.668 to a fraction. She gets an answer of \frac {167}{\square}. What number should go in the square? ___
5. Match each fraction to its terminating decimal. You can use a calculator for this question.
6. Sam says that 231 \over 330 is not equivalent to a terminating decimal. Without using a calculator, explain whether Sam is correct or not.
7. A decimal with an infinite repeating pattern of digits is called a ___ decimal.
8. Match each decimal given using dot notation to its equivalent decimal.
9. Select all the fractions which are equivalent to a recurring decimal.
10. Use short division to write 8\over15 as a decimal.
11. Jacob uses his calculator to write 11\over12 as a decimal. His calculator display shows the number 0.9166666667. Jacob says, "This shows my fraction terminates." Is Jacob correct? Explain why.
12. Izzy writes the recurring decimal 0.71\dot6 as the fraction \frac{\square}{60}. What number should she write in the square? ___

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