Which's not an irrational no. : -5, 2, 6, -3/5? How?

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Which's not an irrational no. : -5, 2, 6, -3/5? How?

2007-01-23 02:13:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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All are rational, because each can be written as
a fraction, a/b. E.g., 2 = 2/1.

2007-01-23 03:41:19 · answer #1 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

All of them are rational (not irrational). A rational can be expressed as p/q, where p and q are integers.
-5 = -5/1
2 = 2/1
6 = 6/1
-3/5 = -3/5.

2007-01-23 02:17:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋

-5, -3/5

A rational number is a number that can be expressed as a fraction or ratio (rational). The numerator and the denominator of the fraction are both integers

2007-01-23 02:19:29 · answer #3 · answered by ~Zaiyonna's Mommy~ 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋