Consider the expression below. 1.3 + 1.25
Sarah thinks that this sum will be an irrational number. Is Sarah's classification correct? Why or why not?
A Sarah is not correct, because 1.3 + 1.25 can be rewritten as + which results in the rational sum of 2
B. Sarah is not correct, because 1.3 + 1.25 results in a decimal number and all decimals are rational.
C. Sarah is correct, because 1.25 cannot be rewritten as a fraction which means the sum is irrational.
D.
Sarah is correct, because 1.3 cannot be rewritten as a fraction or terminating decimal which means the sum is
irrational

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Answer:

First, let's find out the sum;

1.30 + 1.25 = 2.55, is rational, so A

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason being this is because, 2.55 is a terminating decimal meaning that the decimal place does not go on forever.