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Can a fraction be written as a nonterminating decimal?

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A fraction which, in its simplest form, has a denominator which contains a prime factor other than 2 or 5 will be a non-terminating decimal. However, you cannot actually write such a fraction because you would never get to the end.

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Yes. 7/9 = 0.7777 repeating.

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