Multiple choice

Which of the following numbers has a non–terminating decimal expansion?

  1. $\frac{83}{5}$
  2. $\frac{159}{64}$
  3. $\frac{61}{13}$
  4. $\frac{11}{25}$
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Explanation

The decimal expansion of $\frac{61}{13}$ is non-terminating because its denominator 13 is not of the form 2m 5n, where 0 $\leq$ n and m < $\infty$.

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