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8.57396817...•5/8 is rational or irrational?

I need help plz!! 8.57396817...•5/8 is rational or irrational?-example-1
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Answer:

Irrational

Explanation:

Any non-zero rational number multiplied by an irrational number will be irrational. We can rewrite this as (8.57... * 5) / 8, but we have no idea how to make 8.57... * 5 rational, or expressed as the quotient of two integers.

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