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What causes repeating decimals?

What causes some decimals to repeat, like 1/3=0.3333333333... and 2/3=0.6666666666... and in base 12 system 1/3 doesn't repeat but 1/5 in base 12 equals 0.249724972497...
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Tennessee · 46-50, F
@TryingtoLava 0.ASTASTASTAST...
@Tennessee hahaha AST pi