Question

The decimal expansion of 17/8

will terminate after how many places of decimal?​

Answer 1

Answer:

after three decimal places

17/8 = 2.125

Step-by-step explanation:

hope it helps pls pls follow&mark brainliest

Answer 2

First find out the prime factors od denominator 8 by factorization

8 = 2^3

( if we have 2 and 5 as prime factors , we can easily find answer, so let's multiply 2^3 by 5^0 )

8 = 2^3 *5^0

K max (a,b) = 3

so it will terminate after 3 digits