Naveen says: 'For whole numbers, subtraction is not always possible (e.g. 3 - 5), but in rational numbers it always is.' What property of rational numbers makes 3/5 - 8/5 a valid rational number?

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closure under subtraction. The difference of two rationals is always rational (here -5/5 = -1), illustrating closure under subtraction.

Naveen says: 'For whole numbers, subtraction is not always possible (e.g. 3 - 5), but in rational numbers it always is.'
What property of rational numbers makes $\frac{3}{5} - \frac{8}{5}$ a valid rational number?

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Naveen says: 'For whole numbers, subtraction is not always possible (e.g. 3 - 5), but in rational numbers it always is.'
What property of rational numbers makes $\frac{3}{5} - \frac{8}{5}$ a valid rational number?