Question

What type of number is 0.2782

Answer 1

Rational

Explanation:

1.) Whole numbers are numbers that don't need to be represented with a fraction or decimal. Also, whole numbers cannot be negative.
Integers are whole numbers but can also be negative.
Rational numbers are numbers that can be expressed as a fraction of two integers. Keep in mind that the denominator cannot be equal to 0.
Irrational numbers are numbers that cannot be expressed as a fraction of two integers.

2.) Now, lets answer the question.

`0.2782` is not a whole number because it needs to be represented with a fraction or decimal.
For this same reason,
`0.2782` is not an integer.

`0.2782` is a rational number because it can be represented as a fraction of two integers
`((2782)/(10000) )`.

3.) The following number type applies to
`0.2782`.
- Rational

Answer 2

a number with a decimal