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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Mathematics (Grade 7)

The Number System

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The Number System: Understanding Rational Numbers

Repeating Decimals as Rational Numbers

Description

Subject: Math

Chapter: Understanding Rational Numbers

CCSS Alignment: 7.NS.A.1

Lesson Title: Repeating Decimals as Rational Numbers

Introduction

Repeating decimals are decimals in which o...

Transcript

Imagine a game challenge where contestants must correctly calculate how the mass of each piece changes when a food item is divided.

At the first table, a contestant divides a 25-gram fruit strip into 3 equal pieces. Mathematically, it is written as 25/3.

So, dividing 25 by 3 gives 8.3 repeating.

Each piece has a mass of eight ...