Writing Rational Numbers as Decimals

Did you know you can write any rational number as a decimal using long division? When you write a rational number as a decimal, it will either terminate or repeat. This seventh-grade worksheet illustrates this concept with two example problems: one that shows a terminating decimal and one that shows a repeating decimal. Students are then asked to practice using long division to write rational numbers as decimals, which is an important foundational skill for performing operations with rational numbers. For more practice writing rational numbers as decimals, try Rational Numbers as Decimals #1 next.