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Grade 7 Math · Chapter 5 · Lesson 4

Practice Worksheet

Terminating and Repeating Decimals

Every fraction becomes one or the other.

10 problems · about 18 minutes · 7.NS.A.2

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Figure — use these to answer the problems

Shade a decimal amount and see where it sits on the line.

75/100 = 0.75

Hundredths shaded75

Figure 1

Warm-Up Review

From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.

3 problems

From “Why Two Negatives Make a Positive”
(−6) × (−4) = ?
Answer
From “Rational Numbers in Problems”
−4 + 5 × (−3) = ?
Answer
From “Why a Negative Times a Negative Is Positive”
(−9) × (−3) = ?
Answer

Warm Up

Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.

3 problems

Write 3/4 as a decimal.
Answer
Write 1/2 as a decimal.
Answer
Write 7/10 as a decimal.
Answer

Build It Up

The same ideas with more to keep track of.

2 problems

Does 1/3 terminate? Answer 1 for yes, 0 for no.
Answer
Write 5/8 as a decimal.
Answer

Stretch Yourself

Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.

2 problems

The Quarter
Write 1/4 as a decimal.
Answer
The Fifth
Write 3/5 as a decimal.
Answer