Malanna says that when she multiplies two rational numbers, her product will be irrational. Jolene says that the product in this case will be rational. Who is correct?(1 point)

Responses
Neither of them, it depends on the number.
Neither of them, it depends on the number.
Malanna
Malanna
Both Options are possible depending on the numbers
Both Options are possible depending on the numbers
Jolene

1 answer

Jolene is correct. When you multiply two rational numbers, the product will always be rational. Rational numbers are defined as numbers that can be expressed as a fraction of two integers (where the denominator is not zero). When you multiply two fractions (rational numbers), the result is also a fraction, thus a rational number.

So, the correct answer is: Jolene.