Is zero a rational number ? Can you write it in the form $\frac{p}{q}$, where $p$ and $q$ are integers and $q \ne 0$ ?
Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational :
$(i)$ $\sqrt{23}$
$(ii)$ $\sqrt{225}$
$(iii)$ $0.3796$
$(iv)$ $7.478478 \ldots$
$(v)$ $1.101001000100001 \ldots$
Express $0.99999 \ldots$ in the form $\frac{p}{q}$. Are you surprised by your answer ? With your teacher and classmates discuss why the answer makes sense.
What can the maximum number of digits be in the repeating block of digits in the decimal expansion of $\frac{1}{17}$ ?
Express the following in the form $\frac {p}{q}$, where $p$ and $q$ are integers and $q \ne 0$.
$(i)$ $0 . \overline{6}$
$(ii)$ $0 . 4\overline{7}$
$(iii)$ $0 . \overline{001}$