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Why is 9.56 a rational number

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56 is a “rational number”, but it is not a “natural number”. ... It was discovered over 2500 years ago that any rational number (or “fraction”) can also be written as a “repeating decimal” such as (where the digit “6” continues repeating, infinitely).

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It is not repeating or a ever going decimal. Therefore it is rational.
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