Is -8.4 a Rational number or a Integer ?

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asked Jul 2, 2021 60.6k views

2 Answers

Matti Lehtinen · Answer 1 · 2021-07-03T03:45:32+0000

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

Ricky Cook · Answer 2 · 2021-07-07T01:55:24+0000

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.