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What is the difference between a whole number and a rational number?
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Whole numbers are the counting numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc. 0 and the negative numbers -1, -2, -3, -4, etc. are also sometimes considered whole numbers.
Rational numbers are numbers which can be expressed by a/b, where a and b are both integer (whole) numbers. In other words, rational numbers are numbers which can be written as fractions of whole numbers. All whole numbers are rational numbers because they can be expressed as a fraction where the numerator is the original number and the denominator is 1 (e.g., 5 = 5/1). Not all rational numbers are whole numbers, however. For instance, 3/7 is a rational number because it is a fraction of integers, but 3/7 is not a whole number.
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It is real, rational, integer and a whole number.It is not an irrational number nor an interger - there is no such thing!
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Can a number be both whole and irrational?
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Is 8 a real number or a rational number or an irrational number or integers or a whole number?
8 is a whole number, an integer, rational and real.
Are rational numbers whole numbers?
The set of rational numbers includes all whole numbers, so SOME rational numbers will also be whole number. But not all rational numbers are whole numbers. So, as a rule, no, rational numbers are not whole numbers.
Why is the difference of two rational numbers always a whole number?
The question cannot be answered because it is nonsensical. The difference between two rational numbers is very very rarely a whole number.
What is the relationship between whole numbers and rational numbers?
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What is the difference between a whole number and a real number?
An example of a whole number would be this >>> 2 1/3 Except a real number would be any rational Or irrational number :)
What is the difference from rational numbers and a number?
A rational number can be written as (one whole number) divided by (another whole number). An irrational number can't.
A whole number that is not an rational number?
Every whole number is rational.
Is it possible for a rational number that is not an integer but is a whole number?
No. If it is an integer then it is a whole number.
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.
What is a rational number that can be expressed as the sum or difference of a finite number of unite whole numbers?
integer
Is a rational number ever a whole number?
Yes. In fact, every whole number is a rational number.
Is 43 a rational number that is not a whole number?
It is rational and also a whole number.
Are whole number irrational?
Every whole number is rational.
What is -18.75 whole rational or irrational?
-18.75 is not a whole number but it is a rational number
