Interpret Rational Numbers

A rational number can be written as a fraction.

• True

• False

Interpret the missing value:

•  Balance: $14.50
  Credit: $31.00

• Balance: $30.00
  Credit: -$15.00

• Balance: -$18.50
  Credit: $29.00

• Balance: -$19.50
  Credit: $30.00

Use counters to determine the answer of this problem.

• 9

• 10

• -9

• -10

Use counters to determine the answer of this problem.

• 7

• 5

• -7

• -5

• Rational Number

• Whole Number

• Integer

• Natural Number

A number that can be expressed as a fraction.

• rational number

• integer

• whole number

• zero

Any number that can be written in the form a/b where a and b are integers and b cannot equal zero are called ___________.

• Rational Numbers

• Opposites

• Integers

• Absolute Values

What is any number that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers?

• graph

• terminating decimal

• repeating decimal

• rational number

Any number that can be written as a fraction

• opposite

• rational number

• absolute value

A Rational number is ...

• Any positive number that is NOT a fraction, decimal, or zero

• Any positive number, including zero, that is NOT a fraction or a decimal

• Any number (positive, negative, or zero) that is NOT a fraction or a decimal

• Any number that can be written as a fraction; it can be made by dividing two integers

• A real number that goes on FOREVER and DOES NOT REPEAT; because they go on forever and do not repeat, they cannot be written as fractions