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Question
Every integer is a rational number but every rational number need not be an integer.
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True
False
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Solution
This statement is True.
Explanation:
Integers.... –3, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, 3,...
Rational numbers:
`1, (-1)/2, 0, 1/2, 1, 3/2,`......
Hence, every integer is rational number, but every rational number is not an integer.
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