Respuesta :
Answer:
-81.42 is a rational number
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex] - 81.42 \\ \\ = - \frac{8142}{100} \\ \\ = - \frac{8142 \div 2}{100 \div 2} \\ \\ = - \frac{4071}{50} \\ \\[/tex]
Answer: It is a rational number.
A rational number is a number that can be represented as a fraction.
The fraction can be: [tex]- \frac{4071}{50}[/tex] because:
[tex]-\frac{81.42}{100}[/tex] ÷ 2 = [tex]\frac{40.71}{50}[/tex]
The answer is yes, it is rational.