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Question
State if the following fraction has a terminating decimal
`(3)/(5)`
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Solution
`(3)/(5)`
5 = 1 x 5 = 20 x 51
i.e., 5 can be expressed as 2m x 5n.
∴ `(3)/(5)` has terminating decimal representation.
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