SOLUTION: iS 17.65 WITH A REPATEND BAR OVER THE 65 RATIONAL OR IRRATIONAL. I SAY RATIONAL SINCE IT IS REPEATING. THANK YOU.

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Question 686571: iS 17.65 WITH A REPATEND BAR OVER THE 65 RATIONAL OR IRRATIONAL. I SAY RATIONAL SINCE IT IS REPEATING. THANK YOU.
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Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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it is a rational number because it has a predictable pattern of digits, it is+periodic number
an irrational number has decimal expansions that neither+terminate nor become+periodic

Answer by puppylove12531(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is rational because it can be put as the fraction 1748/99. It also repeats and any repeating or terminating decimal is rational.