Eighth Grade Math SOL 8.1 and 8.2

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Determine whether the statement is true or false: Repeating decimals are irrational numbers.

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False. Repeating decimals are rational numbers because they can be expressed as a fraction.

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Determine whether the statement is true or false: All natural numbers are whole numbers.

Back

True. Natural numbers (1, 2, 3, ...) are a subset of whole numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, ...).

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Determine whether the statement is true or false: All integers are whole numbers.

Back

False. Integers include negative numbers, while whole numbers do not.

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What is a rational number?

Back

A rational number is any number that can be expressed as a fraction a/b, where a and b are integers and b is not zero.

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What is an irrational number?

Back

An irrational number cannot be expressed as a simple fraction; its decimal representation goes on forever without repeating.

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Define natural numbers.

Back

Natural numbers are the set of positive integers starting from 1 (1, 2, 3, ...).

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Define whole numbers.

Back

Whole numbers are the set of non-negative integers including zero (0, 1, 2, 3, ...).

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What are integers?

Back

Integers are whole numbers that can be positive, negative, or zero (..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...).

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What is the difference between rational and irrational numbers?

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Rational numbers can be expressed as fractions, while irrational numbers cannot be expressed as fractions.

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Is the number 0.333... rational or irrational?

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Rational. It can be expressed as the fraction 1/3.