Vocabulary

Real Numbers: The set of rational numbers together with the set of irrational numbers.

Concept

Identify the correct categories a number belongs to.

Rules

Use the diagram, go through the number classifications, working from the outside in.  

A rational number is a number that can be expressed as a ratio ab, where a and b are integers and b ≠ 0.

Example

Select all of the categories that this number belongs to.

-58

Solution

A fraction is a rational number because it is written as a ratio.

Pre-requisite Skills

Rational Numbers (8.1.1)