Practice Decimal Representation in Math

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

Quick Recap

Writing fractions as digits to the right of a decimal point, using place values of tenths, hundredths, thousandths, etc.

Just like 234 = 200 + 30 + 4, we have 2.34 = 2 + 0.3 + 0.04.

Example 1

easy
Convert \dfrac{5}{8} to a decimal by long division, and determine whether it terminates or repeats.

Example 2

medium
Convert 0.\overline{142857} to a fraction in simplest form.

Example 3

easy
Write each fraction as a decimal and classify as terminating or repeating: (a) \dfrac{3}{4}, (b) \dfrac{2}{9}.

Example 4

medium
Convert 0.3\overline{6} to a fraction in simplest form. (Note: only the 6 repeats.)