IXL | Classify rational numbers using a diagram

Use the diagram to help you answer the question below.

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193

Which of the following is both a rational number and a whole number?

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193

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Use the diagram to help you answer the question below.

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160

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142

Which of the following is a whole number?

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160

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142

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key idea

Whole numbers are counting numbers and 0.

Examples: 0, 1, 2, 3, …

Integers are counting numbers, their opposites, and 0.

Examples: …, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, …

Rational numbers can be written as

(where a and b are integers, and b is not zero).

Examples:

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-1, 0,

1.87, -0.59

solution

Find the whole number section of the diagram.

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160

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142

142 is a whole number.

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Lesson: Rational numbers

Lesson: Integers

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