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maolivie Rising GMAT Star
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:10 pm Post subject: terminating decimals |
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problem 107 in OG 11 DS for reference
does division by any even number mean the decimal must terminate?
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Depends on the Even Number and depends on the Numerator

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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:56 am Post subject: |
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No. For e.g, division by 6 will not terminate.
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