Neha said to Meena that -1/3 is a fractional number. But Meena was not satisfied as according to her it is a rational number. Both of them went to the teacher. Teacher told them; -1/3 is not fractional number. Why do you think, -1/3 is not a fractional number. Explain.
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Rational No. :
the No. which cane be written as p/q or p format
q
where q is not is equal to 0
Fractional No. :
fractional numbers are numbers that represent one or more parts of a unit that has been divided in equal parts
How is the No. -1/3 is a Rational No.? :
lets take an example, a cake is cut into 3 equal pieces. Now think how can 1 piece be -1 ?
Because the Numerator is in negative it's not a fractional no. but a rational No.