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Without solving, is the decimal form of 1/7 a repeating or terminating decimal? Explain

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Answer:

Repeating.

Explanation:

1 /7 is not a non-terminating repeating decimal. 1/7 is a fraction that represents a specific rational number — the multiplicative inverse of the number typically represented by the decimal notation 7 .

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It’s repetition

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.

This one in specification is termination for 1 divided by 7 is 0.14285714285714, it keeps on repeating.
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