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Which sum is rational?
A. 1 + 18
B. 25 + 1.75
C. V3 + 5.5
D. I+V2

Which sum is rational? A. 1 + 18 B. 25 + 1.75 C. V3 + 5.5 D. I+V2-example-1
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Answer: B. √25 + 1.75.

Step-by-step explanation: Rational Numbers are numbers that terminate or don't need to be terminated. For example, 1/3 is a repeating number, but we can terminate the value, whereas pi is never ending, and there is no terminating with that value. Numbers like 5.56 and 7/8 are rational because they don't need to be terminated to be rational. √25 is 5, no decimals to terminate or anything, and that makes the value rational. 1.75 is also rational, and that's why equation c is fully rational. √3 and √2 can't terminate, because both are 1.73205080757 and 1.41421356237, which means that they still can't terminate. Pi cannot terminate, so that's why the answer choices with pi aren't rational.

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