The decimal expansion of 1/3 is:
Anon-terminating and repeating
Bnon-terminating and non-repeating
Cterminating
Dan integer
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. non-terminating and repeating
Since 3 has a prime factor other than 2 or 5, 1/3 is non-terminating repeating.
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