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Writing Is 8.55555555... a rational or irrational number? Use pencil and paper. Describe how you would

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Is 8.55555555... a rational or irrational number?

rational number

irrational number

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A rational number is a number that has a defined stop. A irrational is a number that keeps going forever after a decimal point
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Answer: it is rational :)

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