Exploring Rational Numbers and Their Properties

Which of the following is a whole number?

• 1/2

• 0

• 0.5

• -3

Which of these numbers is an integer?

• -2.5

• 0.75

• 3

• 1/3

Is the number -7 a rational number?

• Yes, because it is an integer

• No, because it is not a whole number

• No, because it is negative

• Yes, because it can be written as a fraction

Which of the following numbers is both an integer and a rational number?

• 0.1

• 3

• 1/2

• -1.5

True or False: 4/4 is only a rational number.

• True

• False

True or False: 7/3 is only a rational number.

• True

• False

What is the absolute value of -8?

• 1

• -8

• 8

• 0

How many spots away from zero is the number 5 on a number line?

• 1

• 5

• 0

• 10

If you win 50 tokens, how would you represent this change?

• -50

• 50

• 0

• 100

A submarine descends 500 feet. How would you represent this change?

• 500

• 1000

• -500

• 0