standard_description: Solve multi-step real-life and mathematical problems posed with positive and negative rational numbers in any form (whole numbers, fractions, and decimals), using tools strategically. Apply properties of operations to calculate with numbers in any form; convert between forms as appropriate; and assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies. For example: If a woman making $25 an hour gets a 10% raise, she will make an additional 1/10 of her salary an hour, or $2.50, for a new salary of $27.50. If you want to place a towel bar 9 3/4 inches long in the center of a door that is 27 1/2 inches wide, you will need to place the bar about 9 inches from each edge; this estimate can be used as a check on the exact computation.
problem_activity: Task
Use long division to find the repeating decimal that represents $\frac{29}{13}$
Take the number obtained by including only the first two digits after the decimal point, and multiply that by $13$.
Take the number obtained by including only the first four digits after the decimal point, and multiply that by $13$.
Take the number obtained by including only the first six digits after the decimal point, and multiply that by $13$.
What do you notice about the product of $13$ and decimal approximations of $\frac{29}{13}$ as more and more digits are included after the decimal point?
How does what you observed in Part (e) help make sense of what it means for $\frac{29}{13}$ to be equal to the repeating decimal expression you found in the Part (a)?


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