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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-09-02

Is [tex]\frac{8}{5}[/tex] rational or irrational?

Asked by Kat926

Answer (3)

A rational number is any number or numerical value which can be possibly stated in a fraction form of numbers, it basically has a numerator and denominator. Furthermore, the values of the numerator and denominator is integers and doesn’t equal to 0. In this given case of 8 over 5 or 8/5 this fractional number can still be expressed in a standard numerical form with a decimal as 1.6 without repeating decimal values. Unlike irrational numbers which is not possible, take for instance 3.1416… and so on which cannot be “fractionized”.

Answered by taskmasters | 2024-06-10

A rational number is a number that can be that can be expressed as fraction. If the two integers are p and q, where q  = 0 , then q p ​ is a rational number.
So, 8 and 5 are integers, so then 8/5 is a rational number.
Hope that helped :)

Answered by TSO | 2024-06-25

5 8 ​ is a rational number because it can be expressed as a fraction with integer values in the numerator and denominator. Since both 8 and 5 are integers, and the denominator is not zero, this confirms its rationality.
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Answered by TSO | 2024-09-30