Convert the following rational number into decimal form and state the kind of its decimal expansion: $\frac{37}{60}$

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(N/A) To convert $\frac{37}{60}$ into decimal form,we perform long division:
$37 \div 60 = 0.61666...$
This can be written as $0.61\overline{6}$.
Since the digits after the decimal point repeat indefinitely,the decimal expansion is a non-terminating recurring decimal.

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