- A terminating decimal refers to a number that does not have an infinite number of decimals. An example of such a number would be 0.36
- A repeating decimal refers to a number which has an infinite number of repeating decimals. An example of such a number would be the result of [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex]
99 ÷ 25 = 3.96
3.96 does not have an infinite number of repeating decimals and is therefore classified as a containing a terminating decimal.
