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MTH 101 MTH 101 Past Questions Objective Question

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The decimal expansion of 22/7 is:
Options
A Terminating
B Non-terminating and repeating
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C Non-terminating and non-repeating
D None of the above
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

22/7 = 3.142857142857... which is a non-terminating but repeating decimal. The repeating block is 142857. All rational numbers have either terminating or repeating decimal expansions.

Hint

22/7 is a rational number approximation of π.

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