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Answer: Yes it is a rational number</h3>
All terminating decimals are rational numbers
In this case,
3.12311 = 312311/100000
which shows that 3.12311 can be written as a ratio of two integers, therefore making it a rational number.
If you round both numbers to the nearest thousand, you have 17,000 - 6,000 which is the best estimate.
A. (-1.15)×3.2 = -(1.15×(3 + .2))
... = -(1.15×3 + 1.15×.2) = -(3.45 + 0.23)
... = -3.68
B. There are two factors in the product, one of which is negative. The total number of negative factors is an odd number, so the product will be negative.
You can also enter the numbers with their signs into a calculator, and it will correctly calculate the sign of the product.