Classifying Real Numbers

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What are real numbers?

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Real numbers include all the numbers on the number line, including rational and irrational numbers.

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Define rational numbers.

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What are irrational numbers?

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Irrational numbers cannot be expressed as a simple fraction. Their decimal representation goes on forever without repeating.

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Classify the number ⅚.

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Real and rational.

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Classify the number -3.5.

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Real and rational.

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What is an integer?

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Integers are whole numbers that can be positive, negative, or zero, but do not include fractions or decimals.

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Give an example of an integer.

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-9 is an example of an integer.

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Real and irrational.

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What characterizes an irrational number?

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An irrational number goes on forever and does not repeat, and cannot be expressed as a fraction.

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What is a natural number?

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Natural numbers are the set of positive integers starting from 1 (1, 2, 3, ...).