To do this without a calculator, divide 7 by 8 longhand. Alas, I can't really duplicate this, but the answer is . 875. It does not repeat, it terminates.

Can 7/8 be a terminating decimal?

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875. It does not repeat, it terminates.

Is 7/9 a terminating decimal?

To convert seven-ninths to a decimal, simply divide 7 by 9. As is evident from the image above, 7/9 is a non-terminating decimal equal to 0....