Answer to Question #112534 in Algebra for Meily Romero

Question

Which is a proper classification of -9.21

Answer 1

Solution

-9.21 in mathematics can be classified under Rational numbers

Rational numbers in mathematics is any numbers that can be represented as: a whole number, the integers, fractions with a decimal that terminate.

the word rational means quotient (division of two whole numbers that can either give a whole number or fraction )

integers are this whole number that can be either positive or negative (-1,-2,-3,-4,....1,2,3,4....).

-9.21 is a fraction with a terminating decimal number gotten from the ratio of a negative integer and a positive integer. Therefore -9.21 is a rational number.