Question

Is 5/8 a irrational number?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The number $\frac{5}{8}$ is not an irriational number.

The following information with respect to the irrational number is:

• It is considered to be the real number that should not be expressed in term of the two integers quotient.

• It does not be in the form of the fractions or the square root of 2.

• It is always in decimals.

Therefore we can conclude that the number $\frac{5}{8}$ is not an irriational number.

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