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Rational numbers are numbers that can be written as fractions. In other words, rational numbers are fractions. Irrational numbers are numbers that cannot be written as fractions. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1.5 = 3/2 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7 = 7/1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.317 = 317/1000\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "pi = 3.1415926535897932384626433832795 (and more...) It keeps going and thus cannot be written as a fraction.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "e = 2.7182818284590452353602874713527 (and more ...) It keeps going and thus cannot be written as a fraction.\r
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