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| 12 Theory slides |
| 10 Exercises - Grade E - A |
| Each lesson is meant to take 1-2 classroom sessions |
Here are a few recommended readings before getting started with this lesson.
A rational number can be represented as a decimal number with the help of the long division method. Rewrite the fractions shown in the table as decimals.
Fraction | Decimal |
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92 | |
31 | |
43 | |
114 | |
83 |
Consider the following questions as a guide to classify decimals.
A repeating decimal number, or recurring decimal number, is a number in decimal form in which some digits after the decimal point repeat infinitely. The digits repeat their values at regular intervals and the infinitely repeated part is not zero. When writing the decimal, a line is drawn over the repeating portion to express such a number.
Repeating Decimal Numbers | ||
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Number | Notation | Fraction |
0.666666… | 0.6 | 32 |
1.533333… | 1.53 | 1523 |
5.373737… | 5.37 | 99532 |
A terminating decimal number is a number in decimal form with a finite number of digits. Terminating numbers can be written as fractions, which means that they are rational numbers.
Terminating Decimal Numbers | ||
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Number | Fraction | |
0.5 | 21 | |
1.53 | 100153 | |
52.372 | 25013093 |
Determine whether the given number is a repeating decimal, a terminating decimal, or neither.
Vincenzo conducts a survey to find out what kind of movies his classmates like. The table shows the information he gathered from the survey.
Genre | Number of Students |
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Action | 6 |
Animation | 12 |
Comedy | 4 |
Science Fiction | 5 |
Genre | Number of Students |
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Action | 6 |
Animation | 12 |
Comedy | 4 |
Science Fiction | 5 |
Total | 27 |
LHS/9=RHS/9
Cancel out common factors
Simplify quotient
Vincenzo is organizing the information he gathered from his survey.
Genre | Number of Students |
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Action | 6 |
Animation | 12 |
Comedy | 4 |
Science Fiction | 5 |
He selected two genres at random. He used a calculator to divide the number of students who prefer the two genres by the total number of students.
His calculator showed the result as 0.629629629….
The repeated sequence of digits in the decimal is 629. There are three repeating digits, so n=3.
LHS/999=RHS/999
Cancel out common factors
Simplify quotient
Now take a look at the table and determine which of the two genres gives a sum equal to 17.
Genre | Number of Students |
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Action | 6 |
Animation | 12 |
Comedy | 4 |
Science Fiction | 5 |
The number of students who prefer animation and science fiction is 17. Therefore, Vincenzo selected the animation and science fiction genres.
If the answer is a repeating decimal, do the following to submit the answer.
Write the mixed numbers as decimals.
Some Irrational Numbers | |
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Euler's number, e | 2.718281… |
Golden ratio, ϕ | 1.618033… |
2 | 1.414213… |
Irrational numbers cannot be converted into rational numbers. All that can be done is to get better and better approximations. The diagram shows how decimal numbers are classified.
Let's write the given repeating decimal as a fraction. 0.999999 ... We will follow five steps to rewrite it.
Let's do it!
Let x represent the given repeating decimal number. x = 0.999999 ... Notice that there is only one repeating digit, 9. This means that n= 1.
We will multiply both sides of the equation by 10^1, or 10, because n= 1.
Now we will subtract the original equation from the equation written in Step 3. cr & 10x = 9.999999 ... - & x = 0.999999 ... & 9x = 9.000000 ... We found that 9x = 9.
Finally, we will divide both sides of the equation by 9 to find the value of x.
We found that x is equal to 99, or simply 1. We can conclude that 0.999999 ... is equal to 1. 0.999999 ... = 1
Alternatively, we can use the decimal expansion of 19, which is equal to 0.111111.... 1/9 = 0.111111... When we multiply both sides by 9, we get the following. 9 * 1/9 = 0.999999... On the left hand side, we get 99, or 1.
In Part A, we found that 0.999999 ... is equal to 1. 0.999999 ... = 1 At first glance, it would be easy for us to say that the left-hand side will never equal the right. This is because we cannot easily get a sense of infinitely many 9s. However, the equation is actually true because of the infinite number of 9s on the left. We showed how this is possible with our calculations in Part A. cr & 0.333333 ... & 0.333333 ... +& 0.333333 ... & 0.999999 ... cr & 0.333333 ... & 0.333333 ... +& 0.333333 ... & 1.000000 ... Therefore, all of Zosia's calculations are correct. Three one-thirds, or 33, can be written as 0.999999... or as 1.000000 ....