RATIONAL NUMBERS: 1-1A MA.8.A.6.4
A rational number can be written as a fraction (where denominator is not 0) Exs:,, Rational Numbers Chapter 1: Rational Numbers & Percents
Rational Numbers Include: Chapter 1: Rational Numbers & Percents Whole numbers – zero and counting #s Integers – whole #s and their opposites Fractions, Mixed Numbers, Percents Decimals: Terminating – division ends with remainder of zero Repeating – pattern of digits continues infinitely
Equivalent Fractions Chapter 1: Rational Numbers & Percents Negative rational #s can be rewritten in 3 ways: Ex: For every rational #, there are an infinite number of equivalent fractions…just multiply the numerator and denominator by the same factor! Ex:
Fraction Decimal Chapter 1: Rational Numbers & Percents Write it the way you read it! Ex: is read, “negative one and five eighths” identify whole # “and” is decimal point use calculator to solve 5÷8=0.625 So…-1.625
Decimal Fraction Chapter 1: Rational Numbers & Percents Write it the way you read it! Ex: 0.45 is read “forty-five hundredths” Read using place value to identify denominator Simplify fraction So…
Your Turn Chapter 1: Rational Numbers & Percents 1. Write three equivalent fractions to
Graphing Rational Numbers Chapter 1: Rational Numbers & Percents