Recognizing Rational Numbers
Grade 6•178 minutes
Learning Objective
I can identify rational numbers and explain whether their decimal form repeats or terminates.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 4 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Explain in your own words what makes a number a rational number. Give an example of a rational number and explain why it fits the definition.
2. Decide whether each decimal terminates or repeats: a) 0.25 b) 0.333... c) 1.75 d) 2.1666... For each, explain how you know if it terminates or repeats.
3. The directions on a seed packet say to plant the seeds 1 ⅞ inches apart. What is the decimal equivalent of this mixed number? Is this a rational number? Explain your answer.
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