SOLUTION: is 2.86 a rational number

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Question 616908: is 2.86 a rational number
Found 3 solutions by stanbon, ewatrrr, EdwinParker:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
is 2.86 a rational number
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Yes, because it can be written as a RATIO of two integers:
2.86 = 286/100
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Cheerd,
Stan H.
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Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 

Hi, 

is 2.86 a rational number

A rational number is Any number that can be made by dividing one integer by another.

 2.86 = 286/100  ||| YES, it is a rational number 

Answer by EdwinParker(16)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
A RATIOnal number is the RATIO of two integers.

2.86 means  which means  which is the RATIO
of two integers 286 and 100.

[And yes, although irrelevant, it reduces to  which is also
the RATIO of two integers.]

A RATIOnal number is the RATIO of two integers,
therefore 2.86 is a RATIOnal number.
Edwin


 

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