Question

Name the set(s) of numbers to which -10 belongs

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Required answer: -10 is an integer, a rational number, and a real number.

Detailed solution:

Let's first take a look at all the sets out there.

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SETS

Whole Numbers - This set consists of all positive numbers and zero.

Integers - This set is for whole numbers and negative numbers.

Rational Numbers - All numbers that can be expressed as fractions belong here.

Irrational Numbers - This set is for numbers that are the total opposite of rational, i.e., they cannot be shown as fractions.

Real Numbers - This set includes all of the above.

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Now, what kind of a number is -10?

• It's an integer.
• It's a rational number, because it can be written as a fraction: -10/1.
• It's a real number.

∴ -10 is an integer, a rational number, and a real number.

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Have a wonderful day!

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