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Are negative numbers rational numbers

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Some rational numbers are negative numbers.

Rational numbers are those numbers that can be expressed as one integer over another integer, ie of the form p/q where p & q are both integers.

For example: 1/3, 5/8, 36/5, -27/58

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Some are and some are not. The sign of a number, positive or negative, has nothing to do with its being rational or not.

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All negative integers can be expressed as improper or vulgar fractions just as positive numbers can, and therefore, all negative integers are also rational numbers.

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