Question

Every rational number is

• A. A natural number
• B. An integer
• C. A real number
• D. A whole number

Answer 1

The correct option is C A real number

Real number is a value that represents a quantity along the number line.
Real number includes all rational and irrational numbers.
Rational numbers are numbers which can be represented in the form $\frac{p}{q}$ where, $q\ne 0$ and $p,q$ are integers.
Therefore, rational number is a subset of real number.
We know that rational and irrational numbers taken together are known as real numbers. Therefore, every real number is either a rational number or an irrational number. Hence, every rational number is a real number. Therefore, (c) is the correct answer.