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Which one of the following is a non-terminating and repeating decimal?

  1. $\dfrac {13}{8}$
  2. $\dfrac {3}{16}$
  3. $\dfrac {3}{11}$
  4. $\dfrac {137}{25}$
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Clear, $\dfrac {1}{8}=0.125, \dfrac {1}{16}=0.0625$ and $\dfrac {1}{25}=0.04$ are terminating decimal fractions.
So, $\dfrac {3}{11}=0.27272727....$ is the non-terminating and repeating decimal.