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Is 1.572735 rational?

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Answer:

Yes

Explanation:

To write 1.572735 as a fraction you have to write 1.572735 as numerator and put 1 as the denominator. Now you multiply numerator and denominator by 10 as long as you get in numerator the whole number.

1.572735 = 1.572735/1 = 15.72735/10 = 157.2735/100 = 1572.735/1000 = 15727.35/10000 = 157273.5/100000 = 1572735/1000000

And finally we have:

1.572735 as a fraction equals 1572735/1000000

And since there is a ratio (a proper fraction) number, it is rational.

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