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Are decimal or mixed fractions irrational?

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Some are and some are not.Decimal fractions which are neither terminating nor recurring represent Irrational Numbers.

A fraction in the form of a ratio, in its simplest form, where either the numerator or the denominator is irrational (or both) are irrational.


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Some decimals are irrational. All mixed numbers are rational.

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