Question

When writing a repeating decimal as a fraction, does the number of repeating decimal digits you use matter? Explain.

Answer 1

It depends

Explanation:

It depends on what the repeating decimal is. For instance if the decimal is a repeating 8 then you only have to use one digit. If, however, it is something like .673673673 going on forever you just need however many until it loops again. In this case you would need three, because that is how long the loop is.

Answer 2

No

Explanation:

If you have a repeating decimal it doesn't matter who many decimal digits there are. Most repeating decimals I have encountered end up converting into a fraction that has a denominator of 9.

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