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Is a repeating decimal a rational number? Explain. (Answer choices are in the picture)

Is a repeating decimal a rational number? Explain. (Answer choices are in the picture-example-1

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Every repeating decimal is a rational nuber.

A rational number is a number that can be written as the fraction of two integers, with the denominator not being 0.

0.333333... = 1/3

0.555555... = 5/9

0.27272727.... = 3/11

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