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A rational number's decimal expansion always does one of two
things. Which pair correctly describes both possibilities?

It always repeats — terminating decimals are actually irrational.

It terminates, or it goes on forever with no pattern at all.

It always terminates — repeating decimals are a sign of an irrational number.

It terminates (ends in repeating zeros), or it eventually repeats a fixed block of digits.