Is 5/8 a irrational number?

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Landen Gutierrez

14 October, 04:29

Is 5/8 a irrational number?

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Cheyanne Cochran · Answer 1

Cheyanne Cochran 14 October, 06:25

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No 5/8 is a rational numbe.

Braylon Leonard · Answer 2

Irrational means a number cannot be written as a ratio or simple fraction.

Examples of this are π, √2, repeating decimals, etc.

Rational means a number can be written as a ratio or simple fraction.

Examples of this are integers, fractions like 1/3, 86/100, percents, √4, etc.

5/8 is rational because it is a simple fraction and is another way of writing the ratio 5:8.

So no, 5/8 is not an irrational number.