SOLUTION: Why is every natural number a rational number, but not every rational number is a natural number?

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Question 320915: Why is every natural number a rational number, but not every rational number is a natural number?


Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Because numbers like 1%2F2 and 2%2F3 are rational, but they are NOT natural numbers (since natural numbers are positive whole numbers).