What's a rule you could apply to any number that would predict which denominators will terminate

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Explanation:

The decimal equivalent of a fraction will terminate if its denominator can be factored using only the prime numbers 2 and/or 5.

1/4 = 1/(2·2) will terminate

1/15 = 1/(3·5) will not terminate

-3/2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x = the integer:

2x^2 - 18 = 9x

2x^2 - 9x - 18 = 0

Now either factor that or use the quadratic formula if you're lazy like me.

x = -3/2 and 6, so x must be 6 because it has to be an integer.