Question

The Houston Astros have won 6 games out of the first 11 games of the season. The fraction 6 over 11 describes the ratio of wins to games played.

Which describes the decimal that would be formed by 6 over 11?

It is a terminating decimal.

The digit in the hundredths place repeats.

The digits in the tenths and hundredths places repeat.

It does not terminate or repeat.

Answer 1

Houston Astros Situation
He won 6 out of 11 games
Value of his win:
=> Fraction = 6 / 11
=> Ratio = 6 : 11
Find the decimal value that best describes to the given fraction and ratio
=> 6 / 11
=> 0.545454545…. this is a repeating decimals
When we round this to the value of tenths
=> 0.5
But when we round it off to the value of hundredths
=> 0.55