When Does a Fraction Yield a Terminating Decimal?.

Billstein, Rick; Lott, Johnny W.

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Publication Date: 1978

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When Does a Fraction Yield a Terminating Decimal?

Billstein, Rick; Lott, Johnny W.

Calculators/Computers Magazine, v2 n1 p15-19 Jan 1978, Jan78

The authors present a teaching module designed to allow students to convert fractions to decimals using any four function calculator, do the prime factorization of the denominator with the calculator, and find patterns formed by the denominators of the fractions that are terminating decimals. (MN)

Descriptors: Calculators, Decimal Fractions, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions, Instructional Materials, Learning Modules, Mathematics Materials, Unit Plan, Worksheets

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Language: English

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