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Is -3.48 a rational number

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A rational number is a number which can be expressed as a fraction whose numerator and denominator are both integers and whose denominator is not equal to zero. Rational numbers include all integers, fractions, mixed numbers, and some decimal numbers.

Note : All terminating and repeating decimal numbers are rational numbers because those numbers can be expressed as a fraction. On the other hand, a non repeating number and non terminating decimal, like square root of 2, is an irrational number.



Convert \ -3.48 \ into \ a \ fraction



-3.48 = (-3.48)/(1)
Convert \ to \ fraction


Multiply by 1 to eliminate two decimal places.



Numerator = -3.48 * 10 * 10 = -348 Denominator = 1 *10 * 10 = 100



Our \ new \ fraction \ is \ (-348)/(100)



The \ value \ is \ 0.034800000000000005



= Given \ value \ is \ Rational.

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