Rational number

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Rational, RASH uh nuhl, number is any number that can be expressed in the form a/b, where a is any integer and b is any integer except zero. Integers are whole numbers greater than, less than, or equal to zero. Rational numbers include such positive numbers as 3/4 and 2/3 and such negative numbers as -1/3 and -5/2.

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