Question

Allison stated that 48/90 is a terminating decimal equal to 0.53. Why is she true or why is she wrong.

Answer 1

She was Wrong, because it is not a terminating decimal

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the fraction;

`(48)/(90)`

Let us reduce the fraction to its least form, then convert it to decimal.

`(48)/(90)=(8)/(15)`

converting to decimal we have;

The decimal form of the given fraction is;

`\begin{gathered} 0.533\ldots \\ =0.53\ldots \end{gathered}`

Which is not a terminating decimal, because it has an unending, repeatitive decimal.

Therefore, she was Wrong, because it is not a terminating decimal