Asked by josh
Who is correct? What might likely cause one of them to make the error?
A.
Elijah is correct. Deena may see 6.78778777 font size decreased by 4 . font size decreased by 4 . font size decreased by 4 . as not showing a repeating pattern.
B.
Both Elijah and Deena are correct. Numbers like this one are both rational and irrational.
C.
Deena is correct. Elijah may see 6.78778777 font size decreased by 4 . font size decreased by 4 . font size decreased by 4 . as showing a repeating pattern.
D.
Neither is correct. The number cannot be classified as rational or irrational.
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A.
Elijah is correct. The decimal 6.787787787... has a repeating block "787", so it is a repeating decimal and therefore rational. (Writing x = 6.787787... gives 1000x = 6787.787787..., subtract x to get 999x = 6781, so x = 6781/999.)
Deena’s mistake likely comes from misreading the digits or poor formatting (the pasted text shows "font size decreased..." and the grouping of digits can look irregular). A common error is failing to recognize the repeating block (or thinking the runs of 7s are increasing instead of repeating) or misinterpreting an ellipsis.
Elijah is correct. The decimal 6.787787787... has a repeating block "787", so it is a repeating decimal and therefore rational. (Writing x = 6.787787... gives 1000x = 6787.787787..., subtract x to get 999x = 6781, so x = 6781/999.)
Deena’s mistake likely comes from misreading the digits or poor formatting (the pasted text shows "font size decreased..." and the grouping of digits can look irregular). A common error is failing to recognize the repeating block (or thinking the runs of 7s are increasing instead of repeating) or misinterpreting an ellipsis.
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