Yes, it is.
-7 is a rational number because it can be expressed as a fraction in the form of -7/1
It is a negative number. It is also a rational number; also, it's a real number.
It is the positive value of that rational number.
No, -5 is a negative, rational number.
Any rational positive number is still rational when you make the same number negative.
It is the smallest non-negative rational number. Negative numbers are rational and are smaller.
The negative of a rational number is also rational.
You use a negative rational number when an answer is below zero.
If its positive version is rational then it is rational and if not, it is not.
-16.987 is a rational number
Negative 1 is a rational number. It is an integer (though not a counting number) and all integers are rational.