Because dividing any rational number by zero is not defined, the set is not closed under:
ADeduction
BDoubling
CDecimals
DDivision
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Division
1. Every other operation stayed inside the set.
2. One case here has no answer at all.
3. So they are not closed under division.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics Class VIII, Chapter 1, Rational Numbers._
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