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Is a/b a terminating decimal?
1) a is a multiple of 3
2) b is a factor of 12500
Source: www.GMATinsight.com
1) a is a multiple of 3
2) b is a factor of 12500
Source: www.GMATinsight.com
03 Mar 2020, 02:41
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Is a/b a terminating decimal?
Understanding the question
A fraction in its simplest form terminates only when the denominator is divisible by only 2 or 5 or both.
Rephrasing the question " Is b divisible by only 2 or 5 or both?"
Quote:
1) a is a multiple of 3
As no information is given related to factor of b, the statement is not sufficient.Quote:
2) b is a factor of 12500
This statement directly provides the information that both 2 and 5 are factors of b.Sufficient
B is correct
03 Mar 2020, 09:23
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Is a/b a terminating decimal?
1) a is a multiple of 3
2) b is a factor of 12500
Source: https://www.GMATinsight.com
1) a is a multiple of 3
2) b is a factor of 12500
Source: https://www.GMATinsight.com
Note that we do not know if \(a\) or \(b\) are integers. Given that \(a\) is an integer, we only need to know if \(b\) has factors of only 2 and 5. If b has any other factors the decimal will not terminate.
Statement 1:
Tells us \(a\) is an integer. This is still useful information however the focus should be on \(b\). Insufficient.
Statement 2:
\(12500 = 125 * 100 = 5^3 * 2^5 * 5^2\)
\(b\) can only have factors of 2 or 5. So this may as well be sufficient if we know \(a\) was an integer, which we don't yet so this is insufficient.
Combined:
Sufficient.
Ans: C
