Number 7
2 marks · EasyA calculator shows that . Explain how you know this decimal is recurring and not terminating.
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The digits '24' repeat indefinitely, so the decimal recurs, not terminates.
Also accept: The same group of digits repeats forever.; After the decimal point, 24 keeps repeating.
Common mistakes: It ends after a few decimal places.
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Marking points
M1 · 1 mark · States or indicates that the digits after the decimal point (24) repeat.
A1 · 1 mark · Correctly concludes that this means the decimal is recurring, not terminating.
Worked solution
After the decimal point, the digits '24' repeat over and over: 0.242424... This pattern never stops, so the decimal does not end. It is recurring, not terminating.