Question

What is the difference between these two decimal numbers?

A) 4.176 B) $4.\overline{176}$

• A. A is recurring decimal.
• B. B is recurring decimal.
• C. Both A and B are terminating decimal.
• D. Cannot say anything about the numbers.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

B is recurring decimal.

Consider the two numbers A and B​.

A represents terminating decimal because there exists finite number of digits after the decimal.

The number B is recurring,i.e the decimal part will be repeated and the bar over the decimal part represents that the decimal digits will keep on repeating.