Question

Write the following in decimal form:
(i) $4\frac{1}{8}$
(ii) $\frac{2}{11}$

Answer 1

(i) $4\frac{1}{8}=\frac{33}{8}$
In decimal form,
$\frac{33}{8}=4.125$
4.125 is a terminating decimal.

(ii) In decimal form,
$\frac{2}{11}=\mathrm{0.181818181818...}$
$=0.\overline{18}$
It is a non terminating repeating number.