Question

The decimal expansion of `17/8` will terminate after ______ places of decimal.

Answer 1

The decimal expansion of `17/8` will terminate after 3 places of decimal.

Explanation:

`17/8 = 17/2^3` and a fraction with denominator of the form 2^m × 5ⁿ terminates after max(m, n) decimal places, here m = 3, so it terminates after 3 places.