Practice Question
The number –16 belongs in which of the following sets of numbers?
a.
rational numbers only
b.
whole numbers and integers
c.
whole numbers, integers, and rational numbers
d.
integers and rational numbers
e.
integers only
Answer
d.
–16 is an integer because it is a negative whole number. It is also a rational number because it can be
written as a fraction. All integers are also rational numbers. It is not a whole number because negative
numbers are not whole numbers.
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