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It is impossible to express 8/17 as an exact decimal as it has 16 digits that recur:

8/17 = 0.47058823529411764705882352941176...

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The number 17 over 8 as decimal is 2.12. This is used in math a lot.

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Expressed as a decimal, 8/17 is equal to 0.4705882352941176 recurring (that is, 0.47058823529411764705882352941176...)

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17/8 = 2.125

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