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Is -8.4 a Rational number or a Integer ?

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Answer:

It is a rational

Explanation:

-8.4 can be turned in to a fraction meaning it is not an whole number meaning it can not be an integer

User Matti Lehtinen
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Integers are just whole numbers and their negative counterparts.

The set of integers is shown below.

{... -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}

Decimals are not integers but rational numbers do include them.

So -8.4 is a rational number.

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