Rational Numbers in Different Forms Practice

Question

Math 8 Q1 (Pre-Algebra) / The Number System

Express 7/13 as a repeating decimal. Mark the repeating digits with a bar.

Note: You will find the option to add a bar above text in the Geometry (∠
) keyboard.

(1 point)

Answer 1

To express 7/13 as a repeating decimal, we divide 7 by 13:

7 ÷ 13 = 0.538461538...

The repeating digit is 538461, so we can write 7/13 as 0.538461 with a bar on top of the repeating part.