Question 1:
Is zero a rational number? Can you write it in the form , where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0?
Answer:
Yes. Zero is a rational number as it can be represented as etc.
Question 2:
Find six rational numbers between 3 and 4.
Answer:
There are infinite rational numbers in between 3 and 4.
3 and 4 can be represented as respectively.
Therefore, rational numbers between 3 and 4 are
Question 3:
Find five rational numbers between .
Answer:
There are infinite rational numbers between .
Therefore, rational numbers between are
Question 4:
State whether the following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your Answers.
(i) Every natural number is a whole number.
(ii) Every integer is a whole number.
(iii) Every rational number is a whole number.
Answer:
(i) True; since the collection of whole numbers contains all natural numbers.
(ii) False; as integers may be negative but whole numbers are positive. For example: −3 is an integer but not a whole number.
(iii) False; as rational numbers may be fractional but whole numbers may not be. For example: is a rational number but not a whole number.