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Question
Write the following in decimal form and say what kind of decimal expansion has:
`329/400`
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Solution
Dividing 329 by 400, we get
`400)overline(329.0000)(0.8225`
− 3200
900
− 800
1000
− 800
2000
− 2000
0
∴ `329/400 = 0.8225`
Thus, the decimal expansion of `329/400` is terminating.
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