Real Numbers and Scientific Notation

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What are real numbers?

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Real numbers include all the numbers on the number line, including rational numbers (fractions and integers) and irrational numbers (like √2 and π).

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What is scientific notation?

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Scientific notation is a way of expressing numbers as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10, e.g., 3.2 x 10^4.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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How do you convert a decimal to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to create a number between 1 and 10, and count the number of places moved to determine the exponent of 10.

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What is a rational number?

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

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What is an irrational number?

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An irrational number cannot be expressed as a simple fraction; its decimal representation goes on forever without repeating, e.g., √2.

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CCSS.8.NS.A.1

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How do you compare two rational numbers?

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Convert them to a common denominator or convert them to decimal form to see which is larger.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

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What is the inequality symbol for 'greater than'?

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The symbol for 'greater than' is >.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

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What is the inequality symbol for 'less than'?

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The symbol for 'less than' is <.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

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Convert 23% to a decimal (0.23) and find values of x that are greater than 0.1667 and less than 0.23.

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What is the decimal equivalent of 23%?

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The decimal equivalent of 23% is 0.23.