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Convert 1 over 8 to a decimal and tell whether it terminates or repeats.

A. 0.125, a number that terminates
B. 1.8, a number that terminates
C 1.8 with a repeating bar over 8., a number that repeats
D. 0.875 with a repeating bar over 875., a number that repeats

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the answer is 0.125 which is A and to check is your answer is write plug 0.125 into a TI-84 calculator and press math both times and it should give you 1 over 8.
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1/8 converted into decimal form is 0.125. It is a rational number, so it terminates.
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