Question

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Almost 7 over 16 of the total water supplied to a household is wasted because of leaky faucets. Determine the decimal equivalent of 7 over 16 .

Use words to explain if the decimal terminates or repeats.

Answer 1

0.4375

Explanation:

observe

7/16=(((7/2)/2)/2)/2

=((3.5)/2)/2)/2

=(1.75/2)/2

=0.875/2

=0.4375

Answer 2

0.4375

Explanation:

Fractions, when the numerator is divided by the denominator, will give the decimal form. Therefore, 7 divided by 16 is 0.4375. It is not a repeating number because the equation doesn't give a repeating number as an answer.