Classifying Real Numbers

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What are real numbers?

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Real numbers include all the rational and irrational numbers, encompassing integers, whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

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Define rational numbers.

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Define irrational numbers.

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Irrational numbers are numbers that cannot be expressed as a fraction and have non-repeating, non-terminating decimal expansions.

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True or False: Some rational numbers can also be irrational.

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False

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What is an example of an irrational number?

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True or False: All natural numbers are whole numbers.

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True

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What is the difference between rational and irrational numbers?

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Rational numbers can be expressed as fractions, while irrational numbers cannot.

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True or False: Rational and irrational numbers are both part of the real number system.

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True

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What defines a whole number?

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Whole numbers are non-negative integers, including zero (0, 1, 2, 3, ...).

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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, ...).