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Identify Rational and Irrational Numbers

Decide whether integers, fractions, terminating decimals, square roots and expressions with pi are rational or irrational.

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Two types of real numbers

A rational number can be written as a fraction of two integers, such as 14/15 or 173/1. An irrational number cannot be written exactly as that kind of fraction.