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==Problem 15==
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==Problem==
  
 
What is the minimum number of digits to the right of the decimal point needed to express the fraction <math>\frac{123456789}{2^{26}\cdot 5^4}</math> as a decimal?
 
What is the minimum number of digits to the right of the decimal point needed to express the fraction <math>\frac{123456789}{2^{26}\cdot 5^4}</math> as a decimal?
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==Solution==
 
==Solution==
 
The fraction is equivalent to <math>\frac{123456789 \cdot 5^{22}}{10^{26}}.</math> The answer is clearly <math>\textbf{(C)}.</math>
 
The fraction is equivalent to <math>\frac{123456789 \cdot 5^{22}}{10^{26}}.</math> The answer is clearly <math>\textbf{(C)}.</math>
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== See Also ==
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Revision as of 01:51, 5 February 2015

Problem

What is the minimum number of digits to the right of the decimal point needed to express the fraction $\frac{123456789}{2^{26}\cdot 5^4}$ 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 $\frac{123456789 \cdot 5^{22}}{10^{26}}.$ The answer is clearly $\textbf{(C)}.$

See Also

2015 AMC 12A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 14
Followed by
Problem 16
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