Numbers and the Power of Proportion · Number and Algebra

The Logic of Rational Numbers

Deepen understanding of terminating and recurring decimals and their fractional equivalents.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why do some fractions result in repeating patterns while others terminate?
  2. 2How does the denominator of a fraction determine its decimal behavior?
  3. 3In what ways can we prove that a recurring decimal is a rational number?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9M8N01AC9M8N02
Year: Year 8
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Numbers and the Power of Proportion
Period: Number and Algebra

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