Question

yvonne bought a watermelon that wieghed 7 1/3 pounds. write 7 1/3 as a decimal. is the decimal equivalent a terminating or repeating decimal

Answer 1

7.333333⇒

Explanation:

1/3 of ten is 3 1/3 and if you continue it goes on to be .3333333333333 so on

Answer 2

For this case we have the following mixed number:

`7 \frac {1} {3}`

Rewriting as a fraction we have to:

`\frac {3 * 7 + 1} {3} = \frac {21 + 1} {3} = \frac {22} {3}`

In decimal form we have:

`\frac {22} {3} = 7.333333333333`

ANswer:

7.333333333333

It is a decimal of repetition.