Question

Find whether the following is terminating or a non-terminating decimal:

$1.2÷0.16$.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is A Terminating

A terminating decimal is a decimal that ends after a finite number of steps. That is, it is a decimal with a finite number of digits.

Here, $1.2÷0.16=7.5$
Hence, it is a terminating decimal.