Question

What is the set of numbers to which `-54/19` belong?

Answer 1

`-54/19` can be called a rational number.

Explanation:

`-54/19` is a number, which can be expressed as `p/q`, where `p,q` are integers and `q!=0`. As here numerator `-54` and denominator `19`, both are integers and of course denominator is not zero. Hence, we can say `-54/19` as a rational number.

Further, though the concept of real numbers and complex numbers is beyond the scope of Prealgebra, it may be mentioned that `54/19` can be called as real number and complex number too.