Convert 7 over 8 to a decimal and tell whether it terminates or repeats.
2 answers:
Answer:
Answer is 0.875, terminates
Step-by-step explanation:
Divide the numbers using long division
7 is less than 8. so we add decimal at the top and then add 0 at the bottom and start dividing.
0.875
------------------------
8 70
64
------------------- Subtract
60
56
---------------------- subtract
40
40
------------------------subtract
0
Remainder is 0. So it is not a repeating decimal
The decimal terminates
Answer is 0.875
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