Question

Rachel states that -5.5 is an integer because it is negative. Is she correct. Why or why not?

Answer 1

Answer:

she is incorrect

Step-by-step explanation:

an integer is a whole number or the negative of a whole number. -5.5 is not a whole or a negative of a whole number so she is incorrect.

Answer 2

Answer:

She is incorrect.

Step-by-step explanation:

She is incorrect.

An integer is a whole number, zero, and the opposites of the whole numbers. There cannot be a decimal part or fractional part to an integer.

Here are the integers:

..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...

-5.5 is not an integer.