SOLUTION: Is 0.282882888... a rational or irrational number? I'm pretty sure that it's a irrational number. Thanks!

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Question 5597: Is 0.282882888... a rational or irrational number?
I'm pretty sure that it's a irrational number.
Thanks!
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Remember the definition of a rational number...a number that can be written as the ratio of two integers.
And any number that is a non-terminating, non-repeating decimal is an irrational number.
So, which group would 0.28288288828888...fall into?