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Is 0.1212 repeating a rational number

User Zehata
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Answer:

Yes

Explanation:

Every repeating decimal satisfies a linear equation with integer coefficients, and those equations have solutions that are always rational numbers.

Therefore, every repeating decimal is a rational number.

User Worenga
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Answer:

Yes-

Explanation:

It repeats .121212 infinitely... I assume. You didn't say if it repeated or not.

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