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Without doing the division, what kind of decimal expansion does have?

Class 9Number SystemsNumber Systems
  • ANon-terminating recurring
  • BNon-terminating non-recurring
  • CIt cannot be decided without dividing
  • DTerminating

Step-by-Step Solution

125 = , so the denominator has only the prime 5. A fraction in lowest terms whose denominator has only 2's and/or 5's terminates. (Indeed )
Answer: D) Terminating

Key idea: Decimal expansion test

**Rational ↔ terminating OR non-terminating recurring decimal.**
**Irrational ↔ non-terminating non-recurring decimal.**

Example: (terminating → rational).
Example: … (recurring → rational).
Example: … (non-terminating non-recurring → irrational).

**When does terminate?** Exactly when the denominator (in simplest form) has only 2's and 5's as prime factors. So terminates: 0.125. But doesn't: 0.1666…

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