Solution:
It is given that , Peyton knows that 1 8 1 8 means '' 11 divided by 88 ''.
Now decimal equivalent of 18 1 8 is ,[tex]\frac{11}{88}=\frac{1}{8}[/tex]
Since the denominator of fraction contains 8 which is of the form [tex]2^3[/tex]. So if the denominator is of the form [tex]2^a[/tex] where a is any whole number, then the rational number is either terminating or non terminating repeating.
So, [tex]\frac{1}{8}=0.125[/tex]
