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Is 8.33333333 a rational or irrational number ?

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8.333333333333.... can be denoted using a fraction, therefore it's a rational number. It turns out that irrational numbers cannot be denoted using simple fractions.


8.\dot { 3 } \\ \\ =8+\frac { 1 }{ 3 } \\ \\ =\frac { 24 }{ 3 } +\frac { 1 }{ 3 } \\ \\ =\frac { 25 }{ 3 }
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