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What is the 125th digit on the right of the decimal on the expansion

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What is the 125th digit on the right of the decimal on the expansion [#permalink] New post   02 Nov 2021, 03:30
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What is the 125th digit on the right of the decimal on the expansion of \(\frac{1}{999}\) ?

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 3
(D) 7
(E) 9
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What is the 125th digit on the right of the decimal on the expansion [#permalink] New post   02 Nov 2021, 04:29
1/999 = 1.001001001001001....
so on the 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th... digits (multiples of 3)
so on the 125th it should be 0, since it`s not a multiple of 3.
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Re: What is the 125th digit on the right of the decimal on the expansion [#permalink] New post   06 Nov 2021, 15:30
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What is the 125th digit on the right of the decimal on the expansion of \(\frac{1}{999}\) ?

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 3
(D) 7
(E) 9


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Re: What is the 125th digit on the right of the decimal on the expansion [#permalink] New post   19 Feb 2023, 19:14
babataer1 wrote:
1/999 = 1.001001001001001....
so on the 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th... digits (multiples of 3)
so on the 125th it should be 0, since it`s not a multiple of 3.



I think you're mistaken by writing 1.001001001001001.....

It should be 0.001001001001001.....
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