Answer: Yes it's a rational number
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Step-by-step explanation:
Since the decimal repeats itself infinitely (the 8s go on forever), this is one sign that we have a rational number.
Rational numbers always have some kind of infinitely repeating pattern when we convert them to decimal form.
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If you want to determine what this number is equal to, then let's say that
x = 8.8888...
Multiplying both sides by 10 gets us
10x = 88.888....
Now we'll subtract the two equations
The 10x-x becomes 9x while the 88.8888...-8.8888... turns into 80
We're left with 9x = 80 which solves to x = 80/9
Therefore, 80/9 = 8.8888.... showing that we have a rational number
Any rational number is basically a fraction of two whole numbers.