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Which is the following in an irrational number?
A. -8.264264264...
B. -5/9
C. 17.47
D. 4.28192489...
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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

Irrational numbers are those which cannot be expressed by the ratio of two integers.

A is rational because it is a recurring decimal. Recurring decimals can be represented by the ratio of two integers (this one can be represented by the fraction -2752/333, which is a ratio of two integers).

B is a fraction with two integers, therefore it is rational. -5/9 is a ratio of two integers.

C can be represented by 1747/100.

D is an infinite decimal but isn't recurring like A, meaning it cannot be represented by the ratio of two integers, and is therefore it is irrational, unless you are shown further digits of the decimal which prove it to be recurring, which is not the case here.