SOLUTION: what is 2.4396 repeating?

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Question 989164: what is 2.4396 repeating?
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Answer by Timnewman(323) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi dear,
It is repeating because it is irrational number.
Note that irrational numbers are those numbers that can not expressed as fraction.i.e they do not take the form;a%2Fbwhere a and are integers and b is not equal to zero.
HOPE THIS HELPS?
::Timnewman::

Answer by MathTherapy(10858) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is 2.4396 repeating?
In fractional form, and with 4396 presumably repeating, it's: highlight_green%2824394%2F9999%29