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When the fraction \(\frac{1}{288}\)is expressed in base \(12\) is it terminating or repeating?

 Feb 14, 2021
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288 = 25 * 32, which clearly means it's divisible by 12 (12 * 24 = 288), which means the fraction will terminate when put in base 12 :)

P.S. That fraction can be represented as: 0.00612 (base 12)

 Feb 14, 2021

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