Repeating Decimals and Fractions
Math: Middle Grades Math: The Number System
6-8
45 Minutes
TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS/CX II CAS
3.0
Lessons
TNS
Repeating Decimals and Fractions
Activity Overview
This lesson involves students exploring patterns in repeating decimals that represent fractions with denominators 9, 99, and 999.
Objectives
- Students will explore and predict patterns found in repeating decimals for select fractions.
- Students will determine the repeating digit (or group of digits) for a repeating decimal.
- Students will find repeating digits and use patterns in repeating decimals to determine equivalent fractions.
Vocabulary
- decimal representation
- repeating decimal
- repeating digits
About the Lesson
This lesson involves students exploring patterns in repeating decimals that represent fractions with denominators 9, 99, and 999.
As a result, students will:
- Find the repeating decimal representation for select fractions.
- Find fractions given select repeating decimal representations.
Math: Middle Grades Math: The Number System
6-8
45 Minutes
TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS/CX II CAS
3.0
Lessons
TNS
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