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The fraction is equivalent to <math>\frac{123456789 \cdot 5^{ | The fraction is equivalent to <math>\frac{123456789 \cdot 5^{29}}{10^{30}}.</math> The answer is clearly <math>\textbf{(E)}.</math> | ||
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Problem
What is the minimum number of digits to the right of the decimal point needed to express the fraction 
as a decimal?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 22\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 26\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 30\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 104$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Solution
The fraction is equivalent to 
The answer is clearly 
See Also
| 2015 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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