SOLUTION: some rational numbers are integers? true or false?

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Question 1130244: some rational numbers are integers?
true or false?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Can you find any examples?
15%2F3?

30%2F2?

5%2F50?

1%2F12?

20%2F7?

Is 5 an integer?
Is 20%2F7 an integer?

Answer to your question should be obvious.

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is true because a rational number like 3/1 is an integer because it is equal to 3.
On the other hand, some other rational numbers like 2/7 are not integers because 2/7 = 0.2857 is not a whole number (it has a decimal part).