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Does either item below contradict the statement: "The sum of two rational

numbers is a rational number"?
Item 1: 1/2+3/4=5+4
Item 2: 1/2+3/2=2
A) Item 2 contradicts the statement. Item 2 is an example when the statement is true.
B) Item 2 contradicts the statement. Item I is an example when the statement is true.
C) Both Item 1 and Item 2 contradict the given statement.
D) Neither Item 1 nor Item 2 contradicts the given statement.

Does either item below contradict the statement: "The sum of two rational numbers-example-1
User Shyam K
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Answer:

I think it's b

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