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by g_beatthegmat » Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:25 am
How are the answer choices given fractions?? The question states-
Which of the following fractions

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by zozo123 » Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:35 am
A. 18/910
B. 19/615
C. 22/516
D. 14/425
E. 12/839

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by blah45 » Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:12 am
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.