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A classmate says that

0.285714 is not a rational number
because it does not terminate. Explain
her error.

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Answer:

She is wrong

Explanation:

Irrational numbers do not terminate, or stop, for example pi is an irrational number. 0.285714 definently stops, and it stops at the 4.

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Answer:

It is a rational number because it does terminate.

Explanation:

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