Would 7/8 Convert to a Repeating Decimal?

1 Expert Answer
875. It does not repeat, it terminates.

Does 7/8 convert to a repeating or terminating decimal is it rational or irrational?

8 goes into 7 zero times. Put a decimal point after the zero up in the answer, and just continue with long division. 7/8 is a rational number (a fraction), so you know the division will end. The Remainder will be zero.

What is 7/8 to a decimal?

Answer: 7/8 as a decimal is written as 0.875.

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