Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 1 - Foundations for Algebra - Chapter Review - 1-3 Real Numbers and the Number Line - Page 70: 39

Answer

Integers, Rational Numbers

Work Step by Step

The set of integers is all of the whole numbers and the negatives of the natural numbers. The set of integers looks like $\{….-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3….\}$ $-17$ falls within this set and thus is an integer. All integers are rational numbers, so $-17$ must also be a rational number.
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