Question

To which subsets of real numbers does the number -22 belong? Chose all subsets that apply.

whole numbers
rational numbers
integers
irrational numbers
natural numbers

Answer 1

• rational numbers
• integers

Explanation:

The number,
`-22` is an integer.

All integers are rational numbers.

In actual fact, we can rewrite -22 as
`(-22)/(1)`.

where both the numerator -22 and the denominator 1 are integers.

This justifies that -22 is a rational number.

Therefore the correct answers are:

rational numbers

integers