CLASSIFYING REAL NUMBERS SOL 8.NS.2 SEPTEMBER 2025

Jaziah, Carl, and Uamya are sorting numbers into a Venn Diagram of REAL NUMBERS: Rational, Irrational, Integers, Whole, and Natural. Which of the following is the best way for them to classify the numbers?

• Re-write each number in the Venn Diagram where it belongs based on its classification.

• Place all numbers only in the Rational section regardless of type.

• Classify all numbers as either Natural or Irrational only.

• Ignore the Venn Diagram and list the numbers randomly.

Caleb found a mysterious number, √10, while exploring the world of numbers. Can you help him classify it from the options below?

• Irrational number

• Rational number

• Integer

• Whole number

Kayron, Genesis, and Keith are sorting numbers into different groups. They come across the number -44. Can you help them out? Select all the correct classifications for the number: -44.

• Integer, Rational, Real

• Natural, Integer, Real

• Irrational, Real, Integer

• Whole, Rational, Irrational

Mehki, Kalani, and Charles are on a number adventure! They found the number 3 and want to know all the ways it can be classified. Can you help them by selecting all the correct classifications of the number 3?

• Natural number, Whole number, Integer, Rational number

• Irrational number, Real number, Complex number

• Prime number, Composite number, Rational number

• Negative number, Whole number, Irrational number

Caleb and Landon are having a math debate! In classifying numbers, they came across the number -6/11 and could not decide all the ways it can be classified. Help them out by choosing which of the following lists all classifications of the number -6/11?

• Rational number

• Irrational number

• Whole number

• Integer

Ms. Dashiell claims: "If a number is an integer, then it must also be rational!" Mrs. Silver isn't so sure. Who do you agree with?

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Benjamin claims: "If a number is real, then it must be rational!" Is his statement True of False?

• True

• False

Ms. El graduated from ECSU with a 3.456 GPA in 1982. (All due to her grade in her swimming class and the C earned in English while pledging). Dennis claims that 3.456 is an irrational number.

Is Dennis' claim True or False?

• True

• False

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CCSS.8.NS.A.1

The principal and assistant-principal, Dr. Hudgins and Mr. Conyers are having a math debate! Mr. Conyers says √11 is a real number but

Dr. Hudgins says that it is a rational number. Who is correct?

• Dr. Hudgins

• Mr. Conyers

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CCSS.8.NS.A.1

Drake and Kendrick Lamar are having another disagreement but this time while visiting a math class .

Drake says zero is a natural number, but Kendrick disagrees. Who is correct?

• Drake is correct (True)

• Kendrick is correct (False)