Repeating decimals

WirisQuizzes understands decimal numbers with repeating decimals. Repeating decimals is a notation used to represent decimal numbers with periodic expansion, rational numbers. There are three symbols available to mark repeating decimals; you can use any of them. The system is smart enough to know that 0.333=0.3, and of course, that 0.9=1.

Thus, students can answer numbers with repeating decimals at any time. The system will recognize it like any other decimal number. If the answer fits the Validation criteria (Tolerance, Mathematically equal, ...), it will be graded as Correct.

Conversely, teachers can also set for a Correct answer an endless number with repeating decimals. The student can answer any number, with or without repeating decimals, even a fraction, and it can be graded as correct, depending on the Validation criteria.

Finally, remark there is no Additional property to validate if a student answer has or has not repeated decimals nor the possibility to generate variables with repeating decimals. But you can use Literally equal to check if the student answer and the correct answer have the same form or if they both have or have not repeated decimals.