Separate the fractions 2/6, 2/5, 6/13, 1/25, 7/8, and 9/29 into two categories. The two categories are those that can be written as a terminating decimal and those that cannot. I don't understand what a terminating decimal is.

Answer 1

This site has an excellent explantion.

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Answer 2

A terminating decimal ends after a certain finite number of decinal places, and does not have to be rounded off. An example would be 378 = 0.875

Your selfterminating decimal fractions are: 2/5, 1/25, and 7/8

Answer 3

Yes! That was a perfect explanation. And then what about conjectures?

Answer 4

Thank you both. So how would I form a conjecture of the terminating decimals