6th grade rational numbers

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What is a rational number?

Back

A rational number is any number that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction of two integers, where the denominator is not zero.

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How do you represent spending money using integers?

Back

Spending money is represented by negative integers, indicating a decrease in the amount of money available.

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What is the value of -20 in the context of spending $20 from $40?

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-20 represents the amount spent, indicating a decrease in the total amount of money.

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What are the four quadrants in a coordinate plane?

Back

The four quadrants are: Quadrant I (positive x and y), Quadrant II (negative x and positive y), Quadrant III (negative x and y), Quadrant IV (positive x and negative y).

Front

Which quadrant contains the point (2, 5)?

Back

Quadrant I, because both x (2) and y (5) are positive.

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How do you order negative numbers from least to greatest?

Back

When ordering negative numbers, the number with the greater absolute value is considered the least.

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Order the numbers -5, -7, 0, and 4 from least to greatest.

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-7, -5, 0, 4.

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What is a free-throw average?

Back

A free-throw average is calculated by dividing the number of successful free throws by the total number of attempts.

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Calculate Trent's free-throw average if he made 11 out of 15 attempts.

Back

Trent's free-throw average is 11/15 = 0.73333333.

Front

What is the decimal representation of -0.48?

Back

-0.48 is already in decimal form, representing a negative rational number.