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For example is -1.66 is an integer or a rational number?? Pls. Help!
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Damon
1.66 is not a whole number and is not an integer.
However it can be written as
166/100
and is therefore a rational number unlike for example pi = 3.14159 ..........
see:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefreedictionary.com%2Finteger&ei=2_vnUvC7EPXKsQT8gYK4Cw&usg=AFQjCNF6w5_3u6gph0xKg0F0mOlGSdIcRQ&sig2=DJUUGZd6Iljo0Z0Ft8f0oQ&bvm=bv.60157871,d.cWc
and
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mathsisfun.com%2Fdefinitions%2Frational-number.html&ei=nfvnUu3PDrDgsATG6YGYCA&usg=AFQjCNELCYxiL0y15eCNOJywy7l5HStPFg&sig2=6Gw51MPAF9l23YCTPfUhQQ&bvm=bv.60157871,d.cWc
However it can be written as
166/100
and is therefore a rational number unlike for example pi = 3.14159 ..........
see:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefreedictionary.com%2Finteger&ei=2_vnUvC7EPXKsQT8gYK4Cw&usg=AFQjCNF6w5_3u6gph0xKg0F0mOlGSdIcRQ&sig2=DJUUGZd6Iljo0Z0Ft8f0oQ&bvm=bv.60157871,d.cWc
and
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mathsisfun.com%2Fdefinitions%2Frational-number.html&ei=nfvnUu3PDrDgsATG6YGYCA&usg=AFQjCNELCYxiL0y15eCNOJywy7l5HStPFg&sig2=6Gw51MPAF9l23YCTPfUhQQ&bvm=bv.60157871,d.cWc
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