Rational numbers are NOT closed under:
AAddition
BSubtraction
CMultiplication
DDivision
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Division
Rationals are closed under +, −, ×. They are not closed under ÷ because division by zero is not allowed: e.g. (1/2) ÷ 0 is not a rational number.
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