0.5 is a rational number. This is because it can be expressed as a ratio. (1/2) It also terminates, or ends. Rational numbers can be expressed as a ratio/fraction and terminates, or ends. It is not an integer because integers include -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and so on. 0.5 is a rational number.
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not necessarily... An integer is a rational number, but so is any real number between consecutive integers.
Yes. A rational number is a number that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers, the divisor not being zero. Since the divisor of an integer is 1, then all integers are rational.
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The are an infinite number of rational numbers that are not integers, because a rational number is a number that is written as a ratio of two integers. For examble, 1/2 (i.e. a half) is a non-integer rational number. This form is generally called a fraction.
Yes, A rational number is any number that can be expressed as a fraction whose numerator and denominator are both integers. (For example, 7/3 is a rational number, but pi/3 is not.) Thus, any terminating decimal number is a rational number. Recurring decimals and integers are also rational numbers as they can all be expressed as fractions.