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IRRATIONAL decimals , such as 'pi' cannot be made 'equal' to a fraction.
pi = 3.141592....
For school work , when using pi = 3.14, 3.1416, 22/7 these are only APPROXIMATIONS not equalities.
NB THe square roots of prime numbers are also irrational, such as Sqrt(2) , sqrt(3), sqrt(5) et.seq. and cannot be made into equal fractions.
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What are facts about rational numbers?
Rational numbers can be written as a fraction with a non-zero denominator,as a terminating,a decimal,or a repeating decimal.
Any number that can be written as a fraction any number without a decimal or fraction fractions and any numbers with decimal portions that end or repeat?
Any number that can be written as a fraction:15.2=152/10 etc. Any number without a decimal or fraction: 15. Any numbers with decimal numbers that end (4, 2.5) or repeat (1/3, 55/9).
Which set of numbers to which 2.82 belongs?
rational numbers because it is a terminating decimal and can be written as a fraction.
Is it true that every fraction can be written as a decimal?
Any fraction composed of real numbers can be written as a decimal approximation.However, some irrational numbers, like Pi, are never-ending as decimals, and must be rounded off.
What is a fraction written using a decimal point called?
It is called a [decimal] fraction.
