Grade 8 PSSA Vocabulary Review

What is the definition and/or examples of a rational number?

• any number that can be written as a fraction

• 
• 1/2

• -11

Which of the following is an example of a Rational number?

• π

• 5

• 7.124356492...

• 

What is the definition of an Irrational number?

• Non repeating / non terminating decimals.

• A number that can be expressed as a fraction.

• A whole number.

• A negative integer.

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Which of the following are examples of an irrational number?

• 3/4

• -1.25

• π

• 

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What is the definition of a Terminating decimal?

• a decimal that ends

• a decimal that repeats

• a long, nasty decimal like pi

• a fraction like 1/3

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Which of the following is a Terminating decimal?

• 0.75

• 0.333...

• 0.545454...

• π

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What is the definition of a Repeating decimal?

• A decimal with a continuing pattern.

• A decimal that ends after two digits.

• A decimal that is always less than one.

• A decimal that contains only whole numbers.

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Which of the following is a Repeating decimal?

• 0.75

• 0.057057...

• 3.57

• 5

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What is the definition of a Square root?

• Inverse of squaring a number.

• A number multiplied by itself.

• The result of dividing a number by two.

• A number added to itself.

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What is the definition of a Cube root?

• Inverse of cubing a number.

• A number multiplied by itself.

• The result of squaring a number.

• A number divided by three.

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