Question
Write the condition to be satisfied by q so that a rational number $\frac{\text{p}}{\text{q}}$ has a terminating decimal expansion.
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Answer
In the rational number $\frac{\text{p}}{\text{q}},$ the factorization of denominator q must be in form of $2^m \times 5^n$ where m and n are non-negative integers.
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