
BUT, the GMAT could give you a fraction like 9/160 and ask whether it terminates or not. The GMAT won’t give you a complicated fraction like 9/160 and expect you to figure out what its decimal expression is. It either terminates (comes to an end) or repeats (goes on forever in a pattern). When we make a decimal out of a fraction, one of two things happens. Notice that all integers are included in the set of rational numbers, because, for example, 3/1 = 3.

A rational number is any number of the form a/b, where a & b are integers, and b ≠ 0.When we take a ratio of two integers, we get a rational number. Integers are positive and negative whole numbers, including zero. Don’t forget to test your understanding with the practice questions at the end! Rational Numbers
#Repeating decimals to fractions calculator how to
Learn about how to identify and solve questions with these decimals. You might not feel decimals are the most exciting thing in the world, but just look at our friend, a decimal with its own holiday! In this edition of GMAT Math, we’re going over two specific types of decimals: terminating and repeating decimals.


By Mike MᶜGarry on Ap, UPDATED ON April 9, 2020, in GMAT Math Basics
