to write a decimal as a fraction identify the place value of the last decimal place write the...
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To write a decimal as a fraction Identify the place value of the last
decimal place Write the decimal as a fraction using the
place value as a denominator If necessary, simplify the fraction
0.6 means six tenths
.6 = 6 10
Simplify by dividing by the GCF, 2
So, in simplest form, 0.6 is written as 3 5
0.45 means forty-five hundredths
.45 = 45 100
Simplify by dividing by the GCF, 5
So, in simplest form, 0.45 is written as 9
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Write decimals with whole numbers as mixed numbers Identify the place value of the last
decimal place Rewrite the whole number as is Write the decimal as a fraction using the
place value as a denominator If necessary, simplify the fraction
2.75 means two and seventy five hundredths
2.75 = 2 75 100
Simplify by dividing by the GCF, 25
So, in simplest form, 2.75 is written as 2 3 4
TI34 II
Enter the decimal >F Enter >SIMP (if needed)
TI34 MULTIVIEW
Enter the decimal 2nd Key n key d >SIMP (if needed)
0.888888 The digit 8 repeats 2.8787878787 The digits 8 and 7
repeat 20.1939393 The digits 9 and 3
repeat
The digit or digits in the decimal repeat
Bar notation – The notation 0.8 indicates the digit 8 repeats forever.