Question

0.71711 is a rational or irrational number​

Answer 1

Answer:

Well, it's rational as has just 5 digits after decimal while an irrational number has infinite digits after decimal.

Answer 2

Answer:

Irrational Numbers: In mathematics, the irrational numbers are all the real numbers which are not rational numbers, the latter being the numbers constructed from ratios of integers. It has Infinite Places after the Decimal and has no Fixed Ratio.

Rational Numbers: In mathematics, a rational number is a number that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction p/q of two integers, a numerator p and a non-zero denominator q. Since q may be equal to 1, every integer is a rational number. It has a Fixed Number of Decimal Places with a Fixed Ratio.

0.71711 has 5 Decimal Places, to its Right, Not Infinite.

So, its a Rational Number.

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