Question

A rational number is never a whole number.
(1 point)
Responses

true
true

false
false

Answer 1

Absolutely exactly crazy false
It is either a whole number or a ratio of two whole numbers.
like
16 is a whole number and can be written as 16/1
or as 32/2
or as 64/4
but 7/17 for example is also a ratio of two whole numbers and is therefore rational.
pi = 3.14159 ........ however is NOT

Answer 2

false

Answer 3

Thank you for clarifying and providing additional examples. You are correct, a rational number is either a whole number or a ratio of two whole numbers, making it false to say that a rational number is never a whole number. Pi is an example of an irrational number.