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Question
Write the following in decimal form and say what kind of decimal expansion has:
`4 1/8`
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Solution
We have, `4 1/8 = 33/8`
Dividing 33 by 8, we get
`8)overline(33.000)(4.125`
− 32
10
− 8
20
− 16
40
− 40
0
∴ `4 1/8 = 4.125`
Thus, the decimal expansion of `4 1/8` is terminating.
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