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Which of the following fractions has a decimal equivalent that is a terminating decimal?
A. 18910
B. 19615
C. 22516
D. 14425
E. 12839 |
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How are the answer choices given fractions?? The question states-
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| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:35 am Post subject: |
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A. 18/910
B. 19/615
C. 22/516
D. 14/425
E. 12/839 |
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| zozo123 wrote: | A. 18/910
B. 19/615
C. 22/516
D. 14/425
E. 12/839 |
I don't think any of these can be a terminating decimal. Please double check the options and re-post.
If the denominator is of the form (2^k1 * 5^k2) then you would have a terminating decimal. where k1 and k2 are integers greater than equal to zero. |
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