why the fraction 16/125 will be a terminating decimal express in your own words
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For terminating decimal the prime factorisation of the denominator should only contain the factors 2 or 5 or both 2 and 5.
16/125 is a terminating decimal since the prime factorisation of 125 contains the factors only 5. i.e 5 x 5 x 5= 125.
Hope it helps********
For terminating decimal the prime factorisation of the denominator should only contain the factors 2 or 5 or both 2 and 5.
16/125 is a terminating decimal since the prime factorisation of 125 contains the factors only 5. i.e 5 x 5 x 5= 125.
Hope it helps********
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