Is 0.938 a rational or irrational number?

2 Answers
Apr 24, 2018

0.938 is a rational number.

Explanation:

This is because any rational number can be represented as

#x = a/b ,# with #a, b in ZZ#

Then, 0.938 can be read as 938 thousandths, and thus:

#0.938 = 938/1000#

Apr 24, 2018

#0.938# is a rational number, equal to #938/1000#.