UPSC
We use UPSC to solve this type of problem on the Keystone Algebra Exam
Word problems
These numbers are always GREATER than zero.
positive
The ____ are the whole numbers and their opposites
integers
Give an example of an irrational number.
sqrt(2), sqrt(3), pi, etc
In this part of UPSC, the goal is to write down what we know and what we are trying to find.
U nderstand
These numbers are always LESS than zero.
negative
The ___ numbers start at 1 and count upward.
natural
Square roots that “____ ___” and pi are irrational numbers
never end
The "S" in UPSC stands for this.
SOLVE the problem
This number is NEITHER positive NOR negative.
zero
The ___ numbers start at 0 and count upward.
whole
(True or false). Repeating decimals are rational numbers.
True
The "C" in UPSC stands for this.
CHECK your work.
Give an example of a negative real number.
answers vary
The ___ numbers are all numbers that can be written as the fraction of two integers. Whole numbers, natural numbers, integers, fractions, terminating decimals, and repeating decimals are all this type of number.
rational
You see, it's ______________ ...
funny because