what is a rational number?

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anonymous · Answer

a number that you can represent using fraction

dumbcow · Answer

Any number that can be represented as a fraction

akshay_budhkar · Answer

a number which can be represented as p/q where q is not 0 and p and q are integers

anonymous · Answer

a number that thinks clearly and logically?  is not prone to emotional outbursts?

anonymous · Answer

actually, i think maybe it's what imranmeah and others said...

anonymous · Answer

If you are reading about the rational and irrational numbers then I hope this would help,
Rational number is represented as fraction.
On performing the division operation the quotient obtained is a termination one.
for e.g.

5/1 is rational since(5/1=5,terminated)
likewise 4/2,5/2,9/4 are rational no.s
whereas 10/3 is not because
10/3=3.333333.....(not terminating)
Therefore,10/3 is not rational and it is irrational