If (\frac{a}{2^3\cdot 3^2\cdot 5^4\cdot 17}) is to have a terminating decimal, what factor must (a) contain at minimum?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (153)
The factors (3^2) and (17) must be removed from the reduced denominator, so the minimum factor is (3^2\cdot 17=153). Factors (2) and (5) may remain.
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(153)
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The factors (3^2) and (17) must be removed from the reduced denominator, so the minimum factor is (3^2\cdot 17=153). Factors (2) and (5) may remain.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Real Numbers. Topic: Decimal expansion of rational numbers.
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