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The Number System: Rational Numbers
Decimal Expansions of a mixed number (Terminating)
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Decimal Expansions of a mixed number (Terminating)
Introduction
A mixed number combines a whole number and a fraction, such as 2 1/4. Just like fractions, mixed numbers can also be written as decimals. Sometimes t...
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Anaya is working on making a poster for a classroom display. Her teacher asks her to cut a square-shaped sheet from a roll of poster paper, with each side measuring 1 1/5 meters.
Since poster paper is measured using a meter stick, the length needs to be written in decimal form. To convert the mixed number, Anaya rewrites 1 1/5 as 1 + 1/5. ...
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