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Is -20 an irrational number or rational number

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It’s a rational number because I saw the other comment so I will just go with that
User Achyut Rastogi
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Answer: Rational number

Explanation:

Let's write out the properties of rational and irrational numbers.

Rational

  • Integers
  • Whole numbers
  • finite decimals
  • repeating decimals

Irrational

  • not rational numbers

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Looking at the list we made, we can say that -20 is a rational number. -20 is an integer and a whole number. Therefore, it is a rational number.

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