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Because it can be a fraction.

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Is decimal a rational number?

It depends. A terminating decimal is a rational number. A decimal which, after a finite number of places, becomes a repeating (or recurrent) decimal is also a rational number. A decimal that is not terminating, nor [eventually] settles into a recurring pattern is not a rational number. Note that the decimal need not become recurring immediately.


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No. It is a rational number. Any repeating decimal or terminating decimal is rational.


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It is rational. An irrational number is a number that you cannot define by a fraction or a decimal. Since you wrote it as a decimal, it is rational.


Is a decimal a considered a real number and a rational number?

Decimals are real. They can be rational or irrational.


Is 7.11 rational or irrational?

A number with a finite number of decimal digits is always rational. (If the number of decimal digits is infinite, the number is rational only if there is a repeating pattern.)


Is 2.33333333333 a rational number?

Since 2.33333... is a repeating decimal (or recurring decimal), it is a rational number.


What are the difference between decimal in rational and decimal in irrational?

A decimal rational number can be expressed as a fraction A decimal irrational number can not be expressed as a fraction


Why decimal is considered as rational number?

A decimal need not be a rational. A non-terminating, non recurring decimal is an irrational number. Only a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal is rational and that is because such a number can be expressed as a ratio of two integers.


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The decimal representation of a rational number.