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number theory intermediate

Problem

When is written as a decimal, how many digits are to the right of the decimal point?
Solution
Multiply numerator and denominator of by to see that is equal to . This implies that the decimal representation of is obtained by moving the decimal point ten places to the left in the decimal representation of . Therefore, there are digits to the right of the decimal point in .
Final answer
10