SOLUTION: A rational number is defined as the quotient of two integers. When written as a decimal, the decimal will either repeat or terminate. By looking at the denominator of the rational

Question 1207555: A rational number is defined as the quotient of two integers. When written as a decimal, the decimal will either repeat or terminate. By looking at the denominator of the rational number,there is a way to tell in advance whether its decimal representation will repeat or terminate. Make a list of rational numbers and their decimals. See if you can discover the pattern. Confirm your conclusion by consulting books on number theory at the library.Write a brief essay on your findings.
Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

This describes an investigation that YOU are supposed to do; it's not something you should be asking us to do for you.

The result of your investigation should be that the decimal terminates if and only if the prime factorization of the denominator contains only 2's and 5's.

But YOU need to do what the problem asks you to do in order to find that result.

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