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How can you predict when fractions will be repeating versus terminating?

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sheesh I couldn’t tell u the answer
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Answer:

To find out whether a fraction will have a terminating or recurring decimal, look at the prime factors of the denominator when the fraction is in its most simple form. If they are made up of 2s and/or 5s, the decimal will terminate.

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