Unit 8, Lesson 16
Decimal Representations of Rational Numbers
Grade 8
Practice
Problem 1
Student Task Statement
Andre and Jada are discussing how to write
as a decimal. - Andre says he can use long division to divide
by to get the decimal. - Jada says she can write an equivalent fraction with a denominator of
by multiplying by , 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
as a decimal. Explain or show your reasoning.
- Andre says he can use long division to divide