Identify which condition is necessary for a number to be rational.(1 point)

Responses

It must not be an endless decimal.
It must not be an endless decimal.

It must be able to be expressed as an integer divided by a nonzero integer.
It must be able to be expressed as an integer divided by a nonzero integer.

It must not be negative.
It must not be negative.

It must be written as a fraction.

1 answer

The necessary condition for a number to be rational is:

It must be able to be expressed as an integer divided by a nonzero integer.

This means that a rational number can be written in the form of \( \frac{a}{b} \), where \( a \) and \( b \) are integers and \( b \neq 0 \).