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93 Recurring Decimals Into Fractions

This document provides instructions and questions for an exam on converting recurring decimals to fractions. Students are asked to prove that various recurring decimals equal specific fractions. They must also express other recurring decimals as fractions in simplest form. The questions cover skills like changing decimals to fractions, proving equivalencies, and expressing mixed numbers as fractions. Calculators are permitted and working must be shown.

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93 Recurring Decimals Into Fractions

This document provides instructions and questions for an exam on converting recurring decimals to fractions. Students are asked to prove that various recurring decimals equal specific fractions. They must also express other recurring decimals as fractions in simplest form. The questions cover skills like changing decimals to fractions, proving equivalencies, and expressing mixed numbers as fractions. Calculators are permitted and working must be shown.

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Edexcel GCSE

Mathematics (Linear) 1MA0

RECURRING
DECIMALS INTO
FRACTIONS
Materials required for examination
Ruler graduated in centimetres and
millimetres, protractor, compasses,
pen, HB pencil, eraser.
Tracing paper may be used.

Items included with question papers


Nil

Instructions
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number.
Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided there may be more space than you need.
Calculators may be used.
Information
The marks for each question are shown in brackets use this as a guide as to how much time to
spend on each question.
Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your written communication
will be assessed you should take particular care on these questions with your spelling, punctuation
and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression.
Advice
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Keep an eye on the time.
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.

1.

(a) Change

3
11

to a decimal.

.
(1)

(b) Prove that the recurring decimal

0.3 9

13
33

(3)
(Total 4 marks)

2.

Prove that the recurring decimal

15
0.4 5
33

(Total 3 marks)

3.

Express the recurring decimal

0.21 3

as a fraction.

....................
(Total 3 marks)
4.

Prove that

0.47 3

can be written as the fraction

469
990

(Total 2 marks)

5.

Prove that the recurring decimal

17
0.1 7
99

(Total 2 marks)
6.

(a) Express 0.2 7 as a fraction in its simplest form.

(3)

x is an integer such that 1 x 9

x x
0
.
0
(b) Prove that
99

(2)
(Total 5 marks)
7.

Change the recurring decimal

0.2 3

to a fraction.

..........................
(Total 2 marks)

8.

(i)

Convert the recurring decimal

0.3 6 to

a fraction.

6 to a mixed number.
(ii) Convert the recurring decimal 2. 13
Give your answer in its simplest form.

(Total 5 marks)

9.

Convert the recurring decimal

2.14 5

to a fraction.

.........................
(Total 3 marks)

10. Express the recurring decimal

0.12 6

as a fraction.

.....................................
(Total 3 marks)

11. Express 0.3 2 8 as a fraction in its simplest form.

.....................................
(Total 3 marks)

12. The recurring decimal 0.7 2 can be written as the fraction

8
11

Write the recurring decimal 0.57 2 as a fraction.

............................................
(Total 2 marks)
13. Express the recurring decimal 2.06 as a fraction.
Write your answer in its simplest form.

....................................
(Total 3 marks)

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