Question

Which of the following is not a terminating decimal?

A) 4.4
B) 4.44
C) 4.0444
D) 4.44*

Answer 1

D) 4.44* is not a terminating decimal.

Explanation:

D) 4.44* is not a terminating decimal.

A non terminating decimal does not end and has infinite number of digits, often represented as a bar over the repeating number.

It can be written as 4.444.............

The other choices are terminating decimals.

A terminating decimal has finite number of digits and these end at some point. Like 4.4 , 4.44 etc.

Answer 2

First we have to understand what are non terminating decimal . A non terminating decimal is that one, which don't have any end. For e.g. 2.22222------

In the given question, A,B and C have an ending, but D have no ending because of the star marked at the end . So the correct option is the last option that is

4.44*