SOLUTION: is 1/3 rational or irrational and is it a integer,whole number or a counting 3 number

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Question 784762: is 1/3 rational or irrational
and is it a integer,whole number or a counting 3 number
Found 2 solutions by harpazo, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by harpazo(655) About Me  (Show Source):
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A fraction is a rational number.
A rational number is an integer divided by another integer. Fractions can be written as repeating and non- repeating decimal numbers.
So, 1/3 is a rational number. It is also the division of two integers. It can also be written as a decimal number.

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/3 is a rational number

1/3 is NOT an integer

1/3 is NOT a whole number

1/3 is NOT a natural (or counting) number