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Is 5/99 a repeating decimal or terminating decimal?

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Answer:

Is a repeating decimal

Explanation:

we know that

A repeating decimal is a decimal number that contains a digit or group of digits that repeat endlessly

A terminating decimal is a decimal number that contains a finite number of digits after the decimal point.

In this problem we have


(5)/(99)=0.050505...

The decimal contains a group of digits that repeat endlessly

therefore

Is a repeating decimal

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