Terminating decimals have a limited number of digits after the decimal point.
Example:
5541.44 = 5541 44/100
Recurring decimals have one or more repeating numbers after the decimal point which continue on infinitely.
Example: 7878.3333 = 7878 3333/10000 = 333/1000 = 33/100 = 1/3 (rounded)
Irrational decimals go on forever and never form a repeating pattern. This type of decimal cannot be expressed as a fraction.
Example: 0.395734535.....
Example: 4823.7 = 4823 7/10
Example: 7185.46 = 7185 46/100
Example: 9647.985 = 9647 985/1000
Example: 6369.6003 = 6369 6003/10000
Decimal to fraction results for: 7.0275 in simple form.
Whole number-integral part: 7
Fractional-decimal part: 0275
7.0275 = 7 0275/10000
a/b = numerator/denominator = 0275/10000
Use the level of precision to break 7.0275 down further as a fraction. For example 7.0275 with a precision point of 2 equals:
Terminating decimals are rather easy to convert. You can manually convert any terminating decimal into a fraction using these steps:
Step 1: Write the decimal number in fraction format, with the number as the numerator and 1 in the denominator.
Step 2: Now, multiply the numerator and the denominator by 10 for every digit left of the decimal point.
Step 3: Next, reduce the fraction into its simplest form.
Terminating Decimal to Fraction Example: 2182.73 = 2182 73/100
Non-terminating decimals are those decimals which have an infinite number of recurring digits. It is a bit tricky to convert non-terminating decimals into fractions. Next we'll explain the steps. For example, let us find the value of 0.4444... in fraction form.
Step 1: Take the repeating decimal you are trying to convert as x. Let x be equal to 0.44444….
Step 2: Multiply the value of X by the power of 10, such that the resulting number has the same number on the right side of the decimal.
Hence, 10x = 4.44444….
Step 3: Subtact the output of step 2 from step 1
10x-x = 4.444444...-0.4444444….
9x= 4
= 4/9
Step 4: Resulting in a fraction number of the decimal number.
x=4/9
Recurring Decimal to Fraction Example:
4353.6666 = 4353 6666/10000 = 666/1000 = 66/100 = 2/3 (rounded)Irrational decimals go on forever and never form a repeating pattern. This type of decimal cannot be expressed as a fraction.
Irrational Decimal Example: 0.943210224.....