The question I have is, when 5 / 20483 is written as a decimal, what is the maximum length of the repeating section of the representation? 

I believe I need to divide 5 by 20483 which is equal to .00024410486, but how do I figure out the maximum length of the repeating section of the representation?

Thanks,

Tony

MJD: 

In the course I am taking, when working with this type of problem, the examples show long division and state that if two remainders (R$\_0$, R$\_1$, R$\_2$, R$\_3$...R$\_n$) are equal then the answer (in this case: .000244104) will start to repeat. I assume that the maximum length of the repeating section will be the distance between R$\_i$ and R$\_j$. For example, if R$\_2$ and R$\_6$ were both 234 then the maximum length of the repeating distance would be R$\_6$-R$\_2$ = (6 - 2) = 4 digits. But I do not know if this is correct. If I am correct in my assumption then I also assume that there is an easier way to determine the maximum length of the repeating section. I hope this help to clarify what I am looking for help on.

Tony
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