Question

Find whether it is a terminating or a non-terminating decimal.

$2.4÷0.072$.

• A. Terminating
• B. Non-terminating
• C. Ambiguous
• D. Data insufficient
  

Answer 1

The correct option is B Non-terminating

A terminating decimal is a decimal that ends. It's a decimal with a finite number of digits.

$2.4÷0.072=\mathrm{33.3333333333....}$.

The division gives recurring factor.
Hence, it is a non-terminating decimal.