what is a terminating decimal?

Question

i need an example and the definition of it. Thank you!

Answer 1

A terminating decimal is a decimal number that does not go on forever.

e.g. 3/100 = 0.03, 3 7/10 = 3.7, 11/16 = 0.6875

but 100/3 = 33.333333... , 9/11 = 0.81818181...

The last number, 9/11, is a non-terminating decimal and keeps on going on forever. The three little dots at the end of the number is used to show that it is non-terminating.

So, if a decimal number has a fixed number of decimal places, then it is a terminating decimal.