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Can rational numbers be expressed as a fraction of two integers

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Yes this is the exact definition of what it means to be a rational number. A rational number is one that is a fraction of two whole numbers (or integers). The denominator, or the number in the bottom of the fraction, cannot be 0.

Some examples:
7 = 7/1
2/3
8/10
0.5 (since this equals 1/2)
the square root of 64 (since it equals 8 = 8/1)
any repeating decimal
any terminating decimal

Non-examples are things like...
sqrt(7)
pi
log(3)
any decimal where there isn't a clear pattern that repeats
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Yes, this is what a rational number is.
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