Convert Recurring Decimals to Fractions


These lessons, help students to learn and revise the conversion of recurring decimals to fractions.

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Recurring Decimals to Fractions

How to convert recurring decimals to fractions?

Step 1: Let x = recurring decimal in expanded form.
Step 2: Let the number of recurring digits = n.
Step 3: Multiply recurring decimal by 10n.
Step 4: Subtract (1) from (3) to eliminate the recurring part.
Step 5: Solve for x, expressing your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

Examples:
Change the following recurring decimals into fractions
(i) 0.4
(ii) 0.275
(iii) 3.112




Recurring decimals to fractions part 1 of 2
Changing recurring decimals to fractions.

Examples:

  1. Convert the recurring decimal 0.29 to a fraction.
  2. Prove that the recurring decimal 0.39 = 13/33.
  3. Express 0.27 as a fraction in its simplest form.
  4. x is an integer such that 1 ≤ x ≤ 9

Prove that 0.0x = x/99

Recurring decimals to fractions part 2 of 2
Changing recurring decimals to fractions

Examples:

  1. Convert the recurring decimal 0.013 to a fraction.
  2. Convert the recurring decimal 0.36 to a fraction.
  3. Convert the recurring decimal 2.136 to a mixed number. Give your answer in its simplest form.

How to convert recurring decimals to fractions?

Examples:

  1. Convert the recurring decimal to fractions.
    (i) 0.444444444444
    (ii) 0.7777777777
    (iii) 0.111111111

  2. Convert the recurring decimal to fractions.
    (i) 0.333333333
    (ii) 0.6666666666

  3. Convert the recurring decimal to fractions.
    (i) 0.232323232323
    (ii) 0.151515151515

Convert recurring decimals to fractions

Example:

  1. Convert the recurring decimal to fractions.
    (i) 0.413413413413413
    (ii) 0.1444444444444


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