alleryWhat do we call an expansion whose remaining digits are all zero?
ATerminating decimal
BRepeating decimal
CRandom decimal
DBinary decimal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Terminating decimal
1. If all remaining digits are zero, they can be omitted.
2. Such an expansion is called a terminating decimal, like 0.5.
3. A repeating decimal never ends; random and binary decimal are not terms for this.
_Source: Wikipedia, Decimal, lead section_
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