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Question
CBSEENMA10006135

Without actually performing the long division, state whether the following rational numbers will have a terminating decimal expansion or a non-terminating repeating decimal expansion:

left parenthesis viii right parenthesis space space space 6 over 15

Solution
space space space space space space space space left parenthesis viii right parenthesis space space space 6 over 15 equals fraction numerator 6 over denominator 3 cross times 5 end fraction equals 2 over 5 rightwards double arrowhas a terminating decimal expansion.

[By NCERT Theorem 1.6]