Rational Numbers
Rational Numbers
Rational Numbers
CLASSES
5+ Yrs. Of Exp. In
Teaching
Guru Pujashree’s
Mathematics Session
Chapter 1
Rational Numbers
Class VIII
Between
Numbers
Understanding and Plotting
Integers and Rational Numbers
INSPIRED BY
• What is an Integer?
• What is a Rational Number?
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Non-Ex
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364. . .
3 10% Non-examples of rational
9 4 numbers, also known as
'irrational numbers,' have an
infinite number of non-
repeating decimal places and
cannot be expressed as a
ratio of two integers.
Rational Numbers
on a Number Line
Plotting a Rational Number
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Let's Apply!
Represent the following situations as an integer or rational
number then plot it on the number line.
ANSW
ER
1 Ten meters above sea level 10
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-1.3
-2 -1 0 1 2
Let's Recap!
A rational number is a number that can be written as a ratio of two integers.
1 3
-3 3 -1.5 10 2 2.75 4
%
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Try this:
2.25, 2.75, 1.5, −2.5,
−2.75.