Answer
A rational number can be expressed as a decimal by dividing the denominator to the numerator.
The resulting decimal will either terminate, which is known as terminating decimal, or it will have a digit or block of digits that repeats itself, which is known as repeating decimal.
Work Step by Step
An example of writing a rational number as decimal is shown below:
The rational number \[\frac{6}{11}\] can be written in decimal form as follows:
\[11\overset{0.54}{\overline{\left){\begin{align}
& 6.000 \\
& \underline{5\,\,5} \\
& \,\,\,\,50 \\
& \underline{\,\,\,\,44} \\
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,60 \\
\end{align}}\right.}}\]
Hence,
\[\frac{6}{11}=0.\overline{54}\]
