Question

Convert the decimal 0.83 to a fraction, and classify it as either rational or irrational

Answer 1

83/100

Rational.

Explanation:

0.83 can be converted to a fraction.

83/100

The fraction cannot be simplified further.

It is rational because it can be written in the form p/q, where p and q are whole numbers.

Answer 2

83/100, rational

Explanation:

A rational number is a number that ends. Even if it has decimals, the decimals have to end. 0.83 is a rational number because it doesn't continually go on.

To write it into a fraction, the easiest way is to take it out of a hundred, like a percentage.