Rational and Irrational Numbers

What is a rational number ?

• A rational number is a number that canNOT be written as a fraction.

• A rational number is a number that CAN be written as a fraction.

• A rational number canNOT be a repeating decimal.

What type of number is π ?

• Rational

• Irrational

Is 0.141414... rational or irrational?

• Rational

• Irrational

An irrational number is a decimal that keeps going on forever; it never repeats or terminates. It has no pattern.

• True

• False

Is the following number rational or irrational? 0.333...

• Rational
• Irrational

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Is the following number rational or irrational? -7341.2

• Rational
• Irrational

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Irrational numbers can be written in the form of a fraction.

• True

• False

Which category includes integers, fractions, and terminating and repeating decimals.

• Rational Numbers

• Irrational Numbers

Is 5 a rational or irrational number?

• Rational

• Irrational

A terminating decimal is a decimal that...

• never ends.

• repeats a pattern.

• stops or terminates.

• never stops and never repeats.