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Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 1

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1. Terminating and Repeating Decimals

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Exercise 1 Page 267

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

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Practice makes perfect

We want to write the given fraction as a decimal number. 1/2 To do so, we can expand the numerator and the denominator of the fraction to write it as a decimal. Let's do it!

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a/b=a * 50/b * 50

1* 50/2* 50

Multiply

50/100

Calculate quotient

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We found that 12 written as a decimal is 0.5.

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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