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Name: ______________________C.L.A.S.S GED TTH 6-9pNotes #1 Rational NumbersDate: __________________

Vocabulary:

Some decimals, such as 0.5 and 0.3125, terminate. They have a limited number of digits. Other decimals, such as 0.3333and 0.181818, have a repeating pattern of digits that never ends.Terminating or repeating decimals are called rational numbers because they can be expressed as ratios of integers; better known as they can be written as fractions.

Try It!Here are some fractions. Write them as their decimal equivalent:

Example 2 Writing an Equivalent Fraction

Write as an equivalent fraction.

Write as an equivalent fraction.

Try It!Here are some decimals. Write them as their fractional equivalent:

Example 3 Writing Repeating Decimals as an Equivalent Fraction

Write as an equivalent fraction.

Write as an equivalent fraction.

Try It!Here are some decimals. Write them as their fractional equivalent:

Example 4 Writing Repeating Decimals as an Equivalent Fraction

Write as an equivalent fraction.

Try It!Write the repeating decimal as its fractional equivalent:

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