SOLUTION: is every rational number a real number?

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Question 50174: is every rational number a real number?
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Yes.
Every RATIONAL number (1, 4.5, 10 1/2, -27, 75/5, 0) is a REAL number.
However, not every REAL number -+sqrt+%286%29,+sqrt+%287%29 is a RATIONAL number.
Although some numbers that appear to be irrational are actually rational because they can be reduced i.e. sqrt%2825%29=5
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