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As you complete the table below, you will find that the key to this question lies with the prime factorization of the denominator.
2
9 = 0.2
Fraction Decimal Form Terminate? Prime factorization of the Denominator
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State a general rule describing which fractions have decimal forms that terminate and which have decimal forms that repeat.
2
9 = 0.2
Fraction Decimal Form Terminate? Prime factorization of the Denominator
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
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8
1
7
1
9
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10
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11
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State a general rule describing which fractions have decimal forms that terminate and which have decimal forms that repeat.