Look at several examples of rational number in the form p q ( q ? 0 ) , where p and q are integers with no common factors other than 1 and having terminating decimal representations. Can you guess what property q must satisfy ?

Look at several examples of rational number in the form p q ( q ? 0 )

1.	Look at several examples of rational number in the form p q ( q ? 0 ) , where p and q are integers with no common factors other than 1 and having terminating decimal representations. Can you guess what property q must satisfy ?
Answer» q should not be 0 and can be expressed as a power of 2, or 5, or both. Arational numberis anumberthat is expressed as the ratio of two integers, where the denominator should not be equal to zero.