Question

Peyton knows that 18 1 8 means “1 1 divided by 8 8 .” She uses this to find the decimal equivalent for 18 1 8 . Enter a digit into each box to complete her work.

Answer 1

Solution:

It is given that , Peyton knows that 1 8 1 8 means '' 11 divided by 88 ''.

Now decimal equivalent of 18 1 8 is ,$\frac{11}{88}=\frac{1}{8}$

Since the denominator of fraction contains 8 which is of the form $2^3$. So if the denominator is of the form $2^a$ where a is any whole number, then the rational number is either terminating or non terminating repeating.

So, $\frac{1}{8}=0.125$