Any decimal that has only a finite number of nonzero digits is a terminating decimal. For example, 36, 0.72, and 3.005 are terminating decimals.
If a, b, c, d and e are non-negative integers and p = 2^a *3^b and q = 2^c*3^d *5^e, is p/q a terminating decimal?
(1) a > c
(2) b > d
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I was going through some earlier posts just now & found a similar kind of problem .
Anurag explained it pretty well:
"A fraction will always be a terminating decimal if in its reduced form it has a denominator with only 2 or 5 as its prime factors."
This statement alone is sufficient to deal with these kind of problems.
Thanks I got it.
Anurag explained it pretty well:
"A fraction will always be a terminating decimal if in its reduced form it has a denominator with only 2 or 5 as its prime factors."
This statement alone is sufficient to deal with these kind of problems.
Thanks I got it.
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Here it is:AIM GMAT wrote:Please kindly post the link of other similar question if u have it readily ..
https://www.beatthegmat.com/any-decimal- ... 40990.html