Is 17/24 a rational number

Suppose there is a simple index of three stocks, stock abc, stock xyz, and stock qrs. stock abc opens on day 1 with 4000 shares at $3.15 per share. stock xyz opens on day 1 with 5000 shares at $4.30 per share. stock qrs opens on day 1 with 6000 shares at $4.60 per share. the price of stock abc on day 8 begins at $3.50. the price of stock xyz on day 8 begins at $3.90. stock qrs opens on day 8 with a price of $4.50 per share. assume that each stock has the same number of shares that it opened with on day 1. what is the rate of change of this simple index over 1 week?

What is the range of the function? f(x)=-2|x+1|? a. all real numbers. b. all real numbers less than or equal to 0. c. all real numbers less than or equal to 1. d. all real numbers greater than or equal to 1

Could somebody me with this radical simplification?