1. Converting Fractions to Decimals
By, Mrs. Muller

2. Key Words
Rational Number: a number that can be written as the quotient (fraction) a/b of two integers where b is not 0. Example: 7/1=7
Terminating Decimal: when the division results in a decimal that stops. Example: ¾=.75
Repeating Decimal: when the division results in a decimal with a digit or group of digits that repeat forever. Example: 1/3=0.3333…=0.3

3. Example of Solving for a Terminating Decimal
1st turn it into a division problem and then divide.
Side note 4: 40 goes into times
Without going over. 6 times 40 is 240,
Subtract it from 250 and you get 10.
Side note 1: remember that Humpty
Dumpty (25) sat on a wall, Humpty
Dumpty had a great fall, now Humpty
Dumpty is in the coffin dead, and all
his friends came to visit by the coffin.
Side note 5: add another 0 after25.0 to
Make it and drop that 0 next to
The 10 to make it 100.
Side note 6: 40 goes into times
Without going over. 2 times 40 is 80,
Subtract it from 100 and you get 20.
Side note 7: add another 0 after 25.00
To make it and drop that 0
Next to the 20 to make it 200.
Side note 2: 40 does not fit into 25
So the answer is 0
Side note 8: 5 goes into times
Without going over. 5 times 40 is 200.
Subtract it from 200 and you get 0 so
You are done and your answer is 0.625
Side note 3: add a decimal after the 25
And then have it jump over the bar. Then
Add a 0 after the 25.

4. What to do when you notice the decimal is repeating
Lets say you noticed that when you divided 3 into 1 from the fraction 1/3, that the decimal kept repeating, you also noticed that no matter what it would go on and on like this forever….
What should you do?
In this case you put a bar over the part or pattern that is repeating forever to indicate that it repeats like that forever.