Question

What are rational numbers? Give examples of five positive and negative rational numbers.

Answer 1

Definition of Rational numbers and examples of Positive and Negative rational numbers:

• Any number that can be expressed in the form of $\frac{p}{q}$ where $p$and $q$ are integers and $q\ne 0$ is called a rational number.

Any rational number is said to be positive rational number if both numerator and denominator of the rational number is positive or negative integers.

Examples of five positive rational numbers are:

$\frac{1}{7},\frac{-3}{-10},\frac{16}{11},\frac{-37}{-52},\frac{9}{17}$ etc.

Any rational number is said to be negative rational number if either numerator is negative integer or denominator is negative integer.

Examples of five negative rational numbers are:

$\frac{-3}{5},\frac{1}{-8},\frac{2}{-7},\frac{-83}{97},\frac{123}{-125}$etc.

Thus, any number that can be expressed in the form of $\frac{p}{q}$ where $p$and $q$ is integers and $q\ne 0$and positive rational numbers are $\frac{1}{7},\frac{-3}{-10},\frac{16}{11},\frac{-37}{-52},\frac{9}{17}$and negative rational numbers are $\frac{-3}{5},\frac{1}{-8},\frac{2}{-7},\frac{-83}{97},\frac{123}{-125}$