Number Types
Expressions & Equations
100

True or false: 13.5 is a rational number.

True. 13.5 is a rational number.

100

What does an equation have that an expression does NOT have.

An equal sign

200

Classify the following number as either whole #, integer, or rational: 9

9 is a whole number (most specific category).

200

Symbols which show an unknown mathematical amount (e.g., X, Y, Z) are called __________. 

Variables

300

Integers are the set of whole numbers and their _______.

Opposites

300

Classify the following number as either expression or equation:

(5 • 6)+ 8.95 + 15x

Expression (no equal sign)

400

Classify the following number as either whole #, integer, or rational: 6/2.

6/2 is equal to 3, which is a whole number.

400
Simplify the following:

8 + 7 - 5

10

500

True or false: 0 is a rational number.

True. 0 is considered the first number in the set of whole numbers, making it also a rational number.

500

Simplify:

(5 • 6) + (3 - 6)

27