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Is 11/15 repeating? If not, how many places does it take to terminate?

Is 11/15 repeating? If not, how many places does it take to terminate?-example-1

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Answer:

repeating due to the denominator

Explanation:

11/15 = (11/5)×(1/3)

11/5 terminates after 1 place.

but 1/3 is repeating due to the denominator, and that propagates into the result of the multiplication.

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