Question

A natural number is _____ a rational number.

always
sometimes
never

Answer 1

\(\dfrac{Natural\;Number}{1}\) rather MAKES it a Rational Number, doesn't it?

Answer 2

Yes

Answer 3

I think the answer is sometimes. But I just wanted to get someone elses opinion before I submitted my answer.

Answer 4

Can you ALWAYS put a Natural Number over 1, or just sometimes?

Answer 5

The idea is that a rational number is any number that can be written as a division of two integers. Also, we have this sort of hierarchy you could say:



The category above is ALWAYS included in the category below. Which means natural always is a part of whole, and whole is always a part of the integers, etc.

Answer 6

natural numbers are the subset of rational numbers hence natural numbers are always rational number

Answer 7

My mistake. Thank you for all of your help:)

Answer 8

yes thank you for the help [;