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What fraction is equivalent to 5.1?is 5.1 a rational number?

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The answer is 51/10 .
5.1/1 times 10/10= 51/10.
5.1 it's a rational number because it can expressed as the quotient or fraction p/q of two integers, a numerator p and a non-zero denominator q.
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this is 5 and 1 tenth
5 and 1/10 or 51/10
Yes it is a rational number because it is a terminating decimal

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