Question 1166646
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It is RATIOnal, because it can be written 

{{{(-47)/1}}} 

which is the RATIO of two integers.

It's not a whole number because the whole numbers are 0,1,2,3,4,... and
they are never negative.

It is not a natural number because the natural numbers are 1,2,3,4,5,...

It is an integer.   The integers are ...,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,5,...

Edwin</pre>