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C.L.A.S.S GED TTH 6-9p

Notes #1 Rational Numbers

Date: __________________

Vocabulary:
Some decimals, such as 0.5 and 0.3125, terminate. They have a limited number of digits. Other
decimals, such as 0.3333and 0.181818, have a repeating pattern of digits that never ends.
Terminating or repeating decimals are called rational numbers because they can be
expressed as ratios of integers; better known as they can be written as fractions.
1
0 .5
2

5
0.3125
16

1
0.3333...
3

2
0.181818...
11

Try It!
Here are some fractions. Write them as their decimal equivalent:
2

25

17

16

16

17

45

13

28

35

13

15

20

Example 2 Writing an Equivalent Fraction

Write 0.4 as an equivalent fraction.

Write 1.345 as an equivalent fraction.

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Here are some decimals. Write them as their fractional equivalent:

1 .4

0.33

0.24

0.05

0.005

7.32

Example 3 Writing Repeating Decimals as an Equivalent Fraction

Write 0.45 as an equivalent fraction.

Write 0.345 as an equivalent fraction.

Try It!
Here are some decimals. Write them as their fractional equivalent:
0.4

0.24

Example 4 Writing Repeating Decimals as an Equivalent Fraction

Write 0.45 as an equivalent fraction.

Try It!
Write the repeating decimal as its fractional equivalent:
0.37