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Activity Lab'

Repeating Decimals
In Lesson l-l, you learned how to write a terminating
decimal as a fraction. You use algebra to write a
repeating decimal as a fraction.

r 'EXAMPLE Writing a Repeating Decimal as a Fraction


In a recent survey, 0.45 of those asked chose blue as their favorite
color.Write 0.45 as a fraction in simplest form.
Step 1 Represent the given decimal with a variable.
n = 0.45

Step 2 Multiply by 10d, where d = the number of digits that repeat.


In this case, multiply by 102 or 100. Since 2 digits repeat
in0.45.
lOOn = 45.45

Step 3 Subtract to eliminate the repeating part.


100n = 45.454545 . . .
- n =- 0.454545 . . . +- Use the Subtraction Property of Equality.
99n = 45.000000 . . . +- Simplify.
99n = 45

Step 4 Solve the new equation.


99n 45 +- Divide each side by 99.
99 = 99
45 5
n = 99
= IT +- Simplify using the GCF, 9.

• The repeating decimal 0.45 equals / 1.

Write each repeating decimal as a fraction in simplest form.


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1. 0.5 2. 0.7 3. 0.24 4. 0.15 5. 0.135 6. 0.282

7. Writing in Mat~ Explain why a repeating decimal is a rational number.


Justify your answer with an example.

8 Activity Lab Repeating Decimals

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