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Recurring Decimals Conversions

The document discusses recurring decimals and terminating decimals. It provides examples of converting recurring decimals to fractions through setting up equations involving the recurring pattern. It also discusses patterns that can help determine a recurring decimal for certain fractions without performing the full conversion.

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Recurring Decimals Conversions

The document discusses recurring decimals and terminating decimals. It provides examples of converting recurring decimals to fractions through setting up equations involving the recurring pattern. It also discusses patterns that can help determine a recurring decimal for certain fractions without performing the full conversion.

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5

6
5
33
313
1998

© T Madas
A recurring decimal is a never ending decimal,
whose decimal part repeats with a pattern.
1 = 0.333…
3
7 = 1.1666…
6 A recurring decimal can always
5 =
0.8333… be written as a fraction.
6
31 =
12
2.58333…

913 = 0.0913913913…
9990
2 = 0.285714285714285714…
7

© T Madas
A recurring decimal is a never ending decimal,
whose decimal part repeats with a pattern.
1 = 0.333…
3
2 = 0.666…
3 These recurring decimals are
1 =
0.1666… worth remembering.
6
5 =
6
0.8333…

© T Madas
A terminating decimal comes to an end after a
number of decimal places.
1 = 0.25
4
2 = 0.4
5
13 =
25
0.52
31 =
80
0.3875

919 = 2.2975
400
1511 = 1.4755859375
1024

© T Madas
It turns out that:

The number we are dividing (i.e. the numerator)


plays no role into whether the decimal will be
terminating or recurring.

The divisor (i.e. the denominator) is important:

• If the denominator can be broken into prime


factors of 2 and/or 5 only then the decimal will be
terminating.

• If the denominator contains any other prime


factors then the decimal will be recurring.

• THIS ONLY HOLDS TRUE PROVIDED THE


FRACTION IS IN ITS SIMPLEST FORM
© T Madas
© T Madas
Convert 0.444… into a fraction

Let x = 0.444…
Since the recurring decimal has a one-digit
pattern we multiply this expression by 10

10x = 4.444…
x = 0.444…
9x = 4.000...

x= 4
9
4
0.444… = 9

© T Madas
Convert 0.363636… into a fraction

Let x = 0.363636…
Since the recurring decimal has a two-digit
pattern we multiply this expression by 100

100x = 36.3636…
x= 0.3636…
99x = 36.0000...
36 = 4
x=
99 11
4
0.363636… = 11

© T Madas
Convert 0.411411411… into a fraction

Let x = 0.411411411…
Since the recurring decimal has a three-digit
pattern we multiply this expression by 1000

1000x = 411.411411…
x= 0.411411…
999x = 411. 000000...
411 = 137
x=
999 333
137
0.411411411… = 333
© T Madas
Convert 0.3777… into a fraction

Let x = 0.3777…
Since the recurring decimal has a one-digit
pattern we multiply this expression by 10

10x = 3.777…
x = 0.377…
9x = 3.400...
3.4 = 34 = 17
x=
9 90 45

17
0.3777… = 45
© T Madas
Convert 1.01454545… into a fraction

Let x = 1.01454545…
Since the recurring decimal has a two-digit
pattern we multiply this expression by 100

100x = 101.454545…
x= 1.014545…
99x = 100.440000...
100.44 = 10044 = 2511
x=
99 9900 2475
279
0.01454545… = 275
© T Madas
Convert 2.9135135135… into a fraction

Let x = 2.9135135135…
Since the recurring decimal has a three-digit
pattern we multiply this expression by 1000

1000x = 2913.5135135…
x= 2.9135135…
999x = 2910.6000000...
2910.6 = 29106 = 539 [HCF:54]
x=
999 9990 185

539
2.9135135135… = 185
© T Madas
Convert 0.153846153846153846… into a fraction

Let x = 0.153846153846153846…
Since the recurring decimal has a six-digit pattern
we multiply this expression by 1000000

1000000x = 153846.153846153846…
x= 0.153846153846…
999999x = 153846. 000000000000 ...
153846 = 17094 = 5698 = 518 = 2
x=
999999 111111 37037 3367 13
÷9 ÷3 ÷11 ÷259

2
0.153846153846153846… =
13
© T Madas
It is worth noting a pattern in some recurring decimals:

4 31 107
0.444… = 0.313131… = 0.107107… =
9 99 999
7 8 23
0.777… = 0.080808… = 0.023023… =
9 99 999

5 37 163
2.555… = 2 1.373737… = 1 3.163163… = 3
9 99 999

This might save a bit of work when converting:


5
“write 11
as a decimal”

x9
5 45
=
11 99 0.454545…
=
x9

© T Madas
© T Madas
17
Write as a recurring decimal
33

Method A
0 5 1 5 1
by division: 17
3 3 1 7 0 0 0 0 = 0.515151…
5 17 5 17 33

Method B

by recognising patterns:
x3
17 51
=
33 99 0.515151…
=
x3

© T Madas
© T Madas
Calculate the mean of 0.6 and 0.16 giving your final
answer as a recurring decimal

by immediate recognition: Mean


2
0.6 = 0.666… = 3
•add them
1 •divide by 2
0.16 = 0.1666… = 6

Method 1 Method 2
2x 2 1 4 1 5 0.6666…
+ +
3 x2 6 6 6 6 5
= = = 12 + 0.1666…
2 2 2 0.8333…
1
0 4 1 6 6
0 41 6 6
1 2 5 0 0 0 0
2 8 8 8 2 0 8333
0 1 1 1
5 5
= 0.416 = 0.416
12 12
© T Madas

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