Ordering and Classifying Numbers & Scientific Notation 2022

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What is a rational number?

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A rational number is any number that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction of two integers, where the denominator is not zero.

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What is a real number?

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A real number includes all the rational and irrational numbers, representing all the points on the number line.

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What is an integer?

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An integer is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero, but does not include fractions or decimals.

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What is a whole number?

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A whole number is a non-negative integer, which includes zero and all positive integers.

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What is a natural number?

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A natural number is a positive integer, starting from 1 and going upwards (1, 2, 3, ...).

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How do you classify the number 0.333333...?

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0.333333... is classified as a rational (Q) and real (R) number.

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Which of the following is true? Every rational number is an integer, Every whole number is a counting number, Every integer is a whole number, or Every whole number is a rational number?

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Every whole number is a rational number.

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What is scientific notation?

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Scientific notation is a way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using powers of ten.

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How do you convert 0.00045 to scientific notation?

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0.00045 can be expressed as 4.5 x 10^-4 in scientific notation.

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What is the order of the numbers 5/8, 9/16, and 5/12 from least to greatest?

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The correct order is 5/12, 9/16, 5/8.