Follow these rules for changing a recurring decimal to a fraction.
Changing a repeating decimal back to a fraction
Rules:
Numerator Rules:
Only repeating – write as your numerator
Mixed repeating and non-repeating – write the non-repeating number followed by the difference between the repeating and the non-repeating.
Denominator Rules:
Non-repeating numbers add a zero
Repeating numbers add a 9
Once you write the fraction, you must reduce it.
In these video you will see many examples of how to create fractions from repeating decimals.
.222 or .1666 and .2323 are all examples of repeating decimals. They are also called recurring decimals. How do you change these repeating decimals to fractions?