Any positive or negative…. fraction, decimal or whole numbers.
Rational Numbers
How would we classify 1/2?
It is a rational number ONLY.
Rational number ONLY. It has a decimal with numbers to the right.
Can negative numbers be whole numbers?
NO, whole numbers are 0 and all the positive numbers, not including decimals or fractions.
Any number that can be written as a fraction is a:
Rational Number
Compare -4 is less than or greater than -7.
Greater than
Write a fraction for .25 (think about money)
1/4
Counting numbers and it does not include zero.
Natural number
A positive number like 4 can be classified as what?
Natural numbers, whole numbers, integers and rational numbers
What are positive whole numbers, counting numbers are 1, 2, 3, etc. It does NOT INCLUDE ZERO
Natural Numbers
Any positive numbers in whole amounts, including zero.
Whole Numbers
Classify 21/7
It is a natural number, whole number, integer and rational number. 21/7 is just 3.
Classify 3.0
Natural number, whole number, integer and rational number. 3.0 is just 3.
True or False: Negative numbers can be classified as integers.
TRUE. A negative number (with no decimal or fraction) is an integer.
What are whole numbers AND THEIR OPPOSITES …-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3…
Integers
How would you write 6 degree below zero.
-6 degrees
Any positive or negative…. fraction, decimal or whole numbers.
Rational Number
All ____ are rational number.
Integers
TRUE OR FALSE: ALL positive numbers are ALWAYS whole numbers.
FALSE: Positive fractions and decimals are NOT whole numbers.
Includes all whole numbers AND ZERO 0, 1, 2, 3, etc.
Whole Numbers
Any positive or negative numbers in whole amounts including zero.
Integer
Classify - 24/6.
Integers and rational numbers. -24/6 simplifies to -4.
Explain how we can simplify a fraction to get a decimal. Example: 1/2 ----> 0.5
Every fraction is a division problem. We divide. "1 divided by 2."

TRUE OR FALSE. Negative numbers are the opposite of whole numbers.
TRUE. Remember, whole numbers are 0,1,2,3,4,5....the negatives are the opposites -1, -2, -3, -4.....
True or False: Integers are ALWAYS rational numbers.
True. On a Venn Diagram the integers are included inside the set of rational numbers.