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Question
Write the following numbers in the form `p/q`, where p and q are integers:
One-fourth
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Solution
One-fourth = `1/4`
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Every whole number is a rational number.
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| Material | Recycled |
| Paper | `5/11` |
| Aluminium cans | `5/8` |
| Glass | `2/5` |
| Scrap | `3/4` |
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- Which items have a recycled amount less than `1/2`?
- Is the quantity of aluminium cans recycled more (or less) than half of the quantity of aluminium cans?
- Arrange the rate of recycling the materials from the greatest to the smallest.
Here is a table which gives the information about the total rainfall for several months compared to the average monthly rains of a town. Write each decimal in the form of rational number `p/q`.
| Month | Above/Below normal (in cm) |
| May | 2.6924 |
| June | 0.6096 |
| July | – 6.9088 |
| August | – 8.636 |
8 can be written as a rational number with any integer as denominator.
