Question

229 / 400 is a terminating or recurring decimal

Answer 1

229/400 is a terminating decimal
prime factorization of denominator i.e.  
         400=2×2×2×2×5×5
     it is in the form of 2 power m 5 power n
So,it is a terminating decimal.

Answer 2

Answer:

$\frac{229}{400}=0.5725$ is a terminating decimal.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Number $\frac{229}{400}$

To find : Number is a terminating or recurring decimal?

Solution :

To find whether number is terminating or recurring we just divide the numerator by the denominator.

1) If you end up with a remainder of 0 , then you have a terminating decimal.

2) If the remainders will begin to repeat after some point then you have a repeating decimal.

Now, $\frac{229}{400}=0.5725$

When we divide it the remainder comes to zero which means the given number is terminating decimal.