Let a/b and c/d represent two rational numbers. This means a, b, c, and d are

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, and
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. The product of the numbers is acbd, where bd is not 0. Because integers are closed under
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, ​acbd​ is the ratio of two integers, making it a rational number.

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a) whole numbers
b) non-zero whole numbers
c) multiplication