Example
0.333
3)1.000
-9
Erika uses division to write and as decimals.
First she estimates that because is between
and), it will be between 0.25 and 0.5. Likewise,
because z is between 2 and it will be between
0.5 and 0.75. Then she divides as shown at the right.
} = 0.333..., or 0.3 = 0.666..., or 0.6
0.666
3)2.000
-18
20
-18
20
2011
-18
1 Erika says that no matter how many decimal places she
divides to when she divides 1 by 3, the digit 3 in the
quotient will just keep repeating. Is she correct? Explain.
