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Holly says 4.131131113... is a rational number. Which of the following best describes whether Holly is correct and why??

Holly is correct. Repeating decimals are always rational numbers.
Holly is correct. The number is positive and all positive numbers are rational.
Holly is incorrect. The decimal does not terminate, so it cannot be a rational number.
Holly is incorrect. The decimal part follows a pattern but does not actually repeat.

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D. Holly is incorrect. The decimal part follows a pattern but does not actually repeat.

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