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Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 1

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1. Terminating and Repeating Decimals

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Exercise 2 Page 266

Expand the numerator and the denominator of the fraction to write it as a decimal.

-0.9

Practice makes perfect

We want to write the given fraction as a decimal number. - 9/10 Let's ignore the negative sign for just a moment. We can expand the numerator and the denominator of the fraction to write it as a decimal. Let's do it!

9/10

a/b=a * 10/b * 10

9* 10/10* 10

Multiply

90/100

Calculate quotient

0.9

We found that 910 written as a decimal is 0.9. Therefore, - 910 written as a decimal is - 0.9.

Subchapter links

Guided Practice p.266

Independent Practice p.267-268

H.O.T. Problems p.268

Standardized Test Practice p.268-270

Extra Practice p.269

Common Core Review p.270