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How many digits are there after the decimal point in the terminating expansion of $\frac{3}{8}$ ?

Class 10Decimal ExpansionsNumber Systems

A2
B6
C4
D3

Step-by-Step Solution

8 =

2^{3}

, so

n = 3, m = 0

; max

(n

,m) = 3. Indeed

\frac{3}{8} = 0.375

, which has 3 digits after the decimal point.

Answer: D) 3

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