Question

Hannah says that 2.11 is a rational number. Gus says that 2.11 is a repeating decimal.

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Answer 1

• Hannah: 2.11 is a terminating decimal that can be written as 2 11/100. Rational numbers can be expressed as fractions.

Explanation:

The answer choices are:

• Gus: 2.11 repeats because there are two 1s.
• Gus: 2.11 is a repeating decimal because it stops.
• Hannah: 2.11 is a rational number because it's a decimal.
• Hannah: 2.11 is a terminating decimal that can be written as 2 11/100. Rational numbers can be expressed as fractions.

The correct one is:

• Hannah: 2.11 is a terminating decimal that can be written as 2 11/100. Rational numbers can be expressed as fractions.