To determine if a rational number can be expressed as a repeating decimal, we need to find the decimal form of each of the given fractions. We can do this by dividing the numerator by the denominator in each case.
7/8 = 0.875
5/12 = 0.416666...
17/25 = 0.68
31/40 = 0.775
From the given options, the rational number 5/12 can be expressed as a repeating decimal.
Which of the following rational numbers can be expressed as a repeating decimal: 7/8 , 5/12 , 17/25 , or 31/40 ?(1 point)
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