Unit 8, Lesson 13
Decimal Representations of Rational Numbers
Accelerated 7
Practice
Problem 1
Andre and Jada are discussing how to write \(\frac{17}{20}\) as a decimal.
- Andre says he can use long division to divide \(17\) by \(20\) to get the decimal.
- Jada says she can write an equivalent fraction with a denominator of \(100\) by multiplying by \(\frac{5}{5}\), then writing the number of hundredths as a decimal.
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Do both of these strategies work?
- Which strategy do you prefer? Explain your reasoning.
- Write \(\frac{17}{20}\) as a decimal. Explain or show your reasoning.
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