Which of the following statements describes the end of the decimal conversion of a rational number?

Question

A.
All rational number decimal conversions end with either zeros or non-repeating patterns.

B.
All rational number decimal conversions end in repeating patterns.

C.
All rational number decimal conversions end with either zeros or repeating patterns.

D.
All rational number decimal conversions end with zeros.

Answer 1

The correct statement that describes the end of the decimal conversion of a rational number is:

C. All rational number decimal conversions end with either zeros or repeating patterns.

Rational numbers can either terminate (ending with zeros) or repeat (with a repeating sequence of digits) in their decimal form.