Question 12 Marks
State whether the following statement are true or false. Give reason for your answer.
Every rational number is a whole number.
Every rational number is a whole number.
Answer
View full question & answer→False.
Explanation:
As rational numbers are of the form $\frac{\text{p}}{\text{q}}$ where $\text{q}\neq0.$ Whole numbers are natural numbers together with a zero.
For example, $\frac{5}{7}$ is a rational number but not a whole number.
Explanation:
As rational numbers are of the form $\frac{\text{p}}{\text{q}}$ where $\text{q}\neq0.$ Whole numbers are natural numbers together with a zero.
For example, $\frac{5}{7}$ is a rational number but not a whole number.