SOLUTION: is -3 a rational number?

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Question 1165159: is -3 a rational number?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Think! Is it expressible using the ratio of integers?

Answer by ikleyn(52810) About Me  (Show Source):
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Yes, it is.

More accurately, -3 is an integer number, and the set of all integer numbers is a SUBSET of the set of rational numbers.