Recognizing Rational Numbers
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Objective
I can identify rational numbers and explain whether their decimal form repeats or terminates.
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Explain in your own words what makes a number a rational number. Give an example of a rational number and explain why it fits the definition.
Decide whether each decimal terminates or repeats: a) 0.25 b) 0.333... c) 1.75 d) 2.1666... For each, explain how you know if it terminates or repeats.
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“Is the number 3.14 a rational number? Does its decimal form repeat or terminate? Is the number 0.666... (repeating) a rational number? Does its decimal form repeat or terminate? ”
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