which statement about the product is true?? 7.56 x 6.777777...

A:The product is irrational.
B:The product is rational.
C:The product is neither rational nor irrational.
D:The nature of the product cannont be determined.

Respuesta :

b. because 6.7777... is a repeating decimal with a pattern which means it can be turned into a fraction. if it was a repeating decimal with no pattern like π then it would be irrational.

Answer: The correct answer is Option B.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given numbers are:  7.56 and 6.777777.....

Both the numbers are rational as they can be expressed in the form of [tex]\frac{p}{q}[/tex] where [tex]q\neq 0[/tex]

  • Expressing 7.56 in fractional form:

[tex]\Rightarrow 7.56=\frac{756}{100}[/tex]

  • Expressing 6.777777.... in fractional form:

[tex]x=6.77777.........[/tex]         .......(1)

Multiplying both the sides of equation by 10, we get:

[tex]10x=67.77777.....[/tex]    ........(2)

Now, subtracting equation 2 from equation 1, we get:

[tex]9x=61\\\\x=\frac{61}{9}[/tex]

The multiplication of two rational numbers, will always produce a rational number.

[tex]\Rightarrow \frac{756}{100}\times \frac{61}{9}=\frac{1281}{25}=51.24[/tex]

Hence, the correct answer is Option B.