Are terminating decimals rational numbers?

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2007-09-11 17:18:42 · 3 answers · asked by peterkarsai59 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

yes

2007-09-11 17:22:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

The converse is not true--not all rational numbers have terminating decimal representations, however. Consider 1/9 = 0.111111...

2007-09-11 17:38:59 · answer #2 · answered by Mathsorcerer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes. You can always write a terminating decimal as some integer divided by a power of 10. For example, 3.588 = 3588 / 1000.

2007-09-11 17:30:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋