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Rational numbers are numbers that can be written as a fraction. Real numbers are any number, including irrationals.

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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 relationship between real number and rational number?

Rational numbers form a proper subset of real numbers. So all rational numbers are real numbers but all real numbers are not rational.


Is The difference of two real numbers always an irrational number?

No. 5 and 2 are real numbers. Their difference, 3, is a rational number.


What is the difference of a rational and irrational number?

A rational number is a real number that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers; an irrational number cannot be so expressed.


Is there any difference between rational numbers and fractions?

no they are one and the same thing. A rational number is defined as any real number that can be expressed as a fraction p/q for two integers p, q.


Is there a rational number between two real numbers?

Yes. There are infinitely many rational numbers between any two real numbers.


If a number is a real number then is it a rational number?

Not necessarily. All rational numbers are real, not all real numbers are rational.


Is a real number always sometimes or never a rational number?

Sometimes. The number '4' is real and rational. The number 'pi' is real but not rational.


What is the sum or difference of the any two irrational numbers?

The sum or the difference between two irrational numbers could either be rational or irrational, however, it should be a real number.


Are there real number that are not rational number?

A real number dosen't have to be a rational number as a real number can be rational or irrational i.e the root of 2 is irrational and real. So is (pi).


Is a decimal a considered a real number and a rational number?

Decimals are real. They can be rational or irrational.


Is a rational number a subset of the set of integers?

not necessarily... An integer is a rational number, but so is any real number between consecutive integers.