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2-11.
Divide 7 by 8. Do you get a repeating decimal?
Since 7 divided by 8 is 0.875, and this does not repeat without end, it is a terminating decimal.
Here is Kelly's work.
Does it look like the decimal will repeat?
See parts (a) and (b).
Repeating.
See parts (a) and (b).