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Which statement correctly describes the decimal form of 15/24 ?

A) the decimal form terminates after 2 digits
B) the decimal form terminates after 3 digits
C) the decimal form has 2 digits that repeat
D) the decimal form has 3 digits that repeat

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joy123333

Answer:

B) the decimal form terminates after 3 digits

Step-by-step explanation:

In your calculator,

15/24 = 0.625

There are 3 digits after the decimal place. None of them repeat.

ProfessorAlvarez

[tex]\text{Hello there!}\\\\\text{This question will need a calculator to divide 15/24 in order to turn it}\\\text{into a fraction}\\\\15\div24=0.625\\\\\text{You would see that the decimal stops at the 3rd digit after the decimal}\\\\\text{This leads us to saying that answer choice B is correct}\\\\\text{What terminate means in this context is that the number stops, in which it}\\\text{did stop after the 3rd digit after the decimal}\\[/tex]

[tex]\\\boxed{\text{B) the decimal form terminates after 3 digits}}[/tex]

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