a rational number is always an integer. true or false? explain your answer

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anonymous · Answer

In mathematics, a rational number is any number that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction p/q of two integers, with the denominator q not equal to zero. Since q may be equal to 1, every integer is a rational number.

mathstudent55 · Answer

Correct, but the statement is
"A rational number is always an integer." not "An integer is always a rational number."

mathstudent55 · Answer

A rational number is a number that can be expressed as a fraction of integers.
That means 3/1, 1/3, 4/2, and 2/5 are all rational numbers.
Is 1/3 an integer?
Is 2/5 an integer?