RATIONAL NUMBERS

Rational numbers are numbers which can be expressed as a fraction and also as positive numbers, negative numbers and zero. It can be written in the form of A/B where a and b are whole numbers and a is not equal to 0.

In simple words, it is the ratio of two integers

Example: 3/2 is a rational number .it means integer 3 is divided by another integer 2.


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