What is a rational number and why?

Anonymous

∙ 10y ago

Updated: 8/21/2019

A rational number is a number which can be expressed as a ratio of two integers, in the form p/q, where p and q are integers and q is not zero. it is so because that is how rational numbers are defined.

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