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Question
State if the following fraction has a terminating decimal
`(37)/(40)`
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Solution
`(37)/(40)`
40 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 = 23 x 51
i.e. 40 can be expressed as 2m x 5n.
Hence, `(37)/(40)` has terminating decimal representation.
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