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Why is 3 a rational number

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A rational number is a number, which can be expressed as a fraction. Since 3 can be expressed as 3=31=62=124 and so on, it is a rational number.
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In mathematics rational means "ratio like." So a rational number is one that can be written as the ratio of two integers. For example 3=3/1, −17, and 2/3 are rational numbers. ... The rational numbers are those which have repeating decimal expansions (for example 1/11=0.09090909..., and 1=1.000000...

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