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The set of rational numbers is the union of the set of fractional numbers and the set of whole numbers.

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Why the rational number 10 is also a whole number?

Because 10 has no fractional part; it is considered a whole number.


Is 3.4 a rational integer or whole?

3.4 is rational.


What type of number is 0.25 is is a whole number?

0.25 is a rational fractional number expressed in decimal form. It is not a whole number of any type.


Classify the number 1.43?

It is a rational number, with a terminating decimal representation. It is not a whole number but comprises a fractional part.


A whole number that is not an rational number?

Every whole number is rational.


Is 0.95 an integer rational number whole number or irrational number?

It can be written as a fraction, so it is rational. It is not an integer, whole number or irrational.


Can a rational number be an irrational?

Rational numbers and irrational numbers are two completely different groups. A rational number is a number that can be expressed as a fraction of whole integers. An irrational number is a number that cannot be expressed as a fraction of whole integers. So a number is either rational or irrational.


Is a rational number ever a whole number?

Yes. In fact, every whole number is a rational number.


What is the different between fractional number from irrational number?

a rational number is a number that can, by definition, be expressed as a ratio of two numbers. In other words, all rational numbers can be expressed as fractions. Whole numbers are all rational (or as you put, fractional). 5 can be written as the fraction 5/1, same with any other whole number. Decimals are where it gets interesting. .5 is fractional as you can write it as 5/10 or 1/2. Pi (3.1415926......) is the classic example of an irrational number. The decimal goes on forever and doesn't repeat. Therefore, there is no way to write it as a fraction. Be careful though! Just because a decimal goes onto infinity doesn't guarantee that it is irrational. .66666666666666666 repeating might look irrational, but since that decimal can be written as 1/3 then the number itself is said to be fractional!


Is 43 a rational number that is not a whole number?

It is rational and also a whole number.


Is a integer a rational number?

An integer is any number which can be either positive and negative but not a fractional number. It is also a whole number. Examples are -1,256, -589, -1, 0, 1, 569, 5,236. It is always a rational number. By definition, a rational number is the division of two integers, where the divisor is not zero. Since the divisor is 1 when the number is an integer, then all integers are rational.


Are whole number irrational?

Every whole number is rational.