Question

$\frac{-3}{8}$ is a ____ rational number.

Answer 1

Rational numbers:

A rational number, in Mathematics, can be defined as any number which can be represented in the form of $\frac{p}{q}$ where $q\ne 0$. When the rational number is divided, the result will be in decimal form, which may be either terminating decimal or repeating decimal. The set of rational numerals includes positive, negative numbers, and zero.

Negative integers

• If the rational number is positive, both $p$ and $q$ are positive integers. If the rational number takes the form $\frac{-p}{q}$, then either $p$ or $q$ takes the negative value.
• If the numerator and denominator are of opposite signs.
• All are less than $0$.
• Examples of negative rational numbers: $\frac{-2}{17},\frac{9}{-11}$and $\frac{-1}{5}$.

Hence, $\frac{-3}{8}$ is a negative rational number.