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A decimal number is like a mixed fraction: it has an integer part and a fractional part. If the fractional part is a repeating fraction then the whole number is represented by a repeating decimal.

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Why can a decimal greater than 1 be a repeating decimal?

Any rational number, whose denominator has a prime factor other than 2 or 5 will have a decimal representation which is repeating. The size of the number, in relation to 1, is irrelevant.


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