Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational with justification:

$(i)$ $-\sqrt{0.4}$

$(ii)$ $\frac{\sqrt{12}}{\sqrt{75}}$

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$(i )-\sqrt{0.4}=-\frac{2}{\sqrt{10}},$ which is a quotient of a rational and an irrational number and so it is an irrational number.

$(ii)$ $\frac{\sqrt{12}}{\sqrt{75}}=\sqrt{\frac{4}{25}}=\frac{2}{5},$ which is a rational number.

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