Which statement is the definition of a rational number?

Question

A.
a number that can be written as a ratio of two integers
B.
a number that can be written as a nonterminating or nonrepeating decimal
C.
a number that is divisible by only 1 and itself
D.
a number that has a multiplicative inverse

Answer 1

The correct statement defining a rational number is:

A. a number that can be written as a ratio of two integers.

Rational numbers can be expressed as the fraction \(\frac{a}{b}\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers and \(b\) is not zero.