Question

Which statement describes

____
0.34

? Select three answers.

A.
It is a repeating decimal.

B.
It is a non-terminating decimal.

C.
It is a non-repeating decimal.

D.
It is a terminating decimal.

E.
It is a rational number.

F.
It is not a rational number.

Answer 1

The answers are

A.

B.

E.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The correct statements are A, B and E

SOLUTION:

Given, number is
`\overline{0.34}`

We have to choose the statements that correctly describes the above number.

Now, we know that, a bar on a number represents it is repeating decimal. So let us check options now.

A. It is a repeating decimal.

As the number has it is repeating decimal. So this option is correct.

B. It is a non-terminating decimal.

As the number is repeating, it will not terminate, so this option is correct.

C. It is a non-repeating decimal.

No, it is repeating. So this is wrong statement.

D. It is a terminating decimal.

It is non – terminating, so this is wrong.

E. It is a rational number.

As it is repeating, we can represent it in fraction, so this is correct.

F. It is not a rational number.

It is rational number so, this is wrong option.