Name _________________________________________
Date_____________________
Rational and Irrational Numbers
The ancient Greeks discovered that some numbers cannot be represented as
fractions. Rational numbers can; irrational numbers cannot. Express each of the
numbers below as a fraction if you can. Label the numbers as rational or irrational,
1)
π______________________________________________________
2)
5______________________________________________________
3)
√99____________________________________________________
4)
√3_____________________________________________________
5)
√100 ___________________________________________________
6)
.3333___________________________________________________
7)
14/3 ___________________________________________________
8)
1.5_____________________________________________________
9)
.1111___________________________________________________
10)
√2______________________________________________________
11)
√9______________________________________________________
12)
√- 5_____________________________________________________
Name _________________________________________
Date_____________________
Rational and Irrational Numbers
The ancient Greeks discovered that some numbers cannot be represented as
fractions. Rational numbers can; irrational numbers cannot. Express each of the
numbers below as a fraction if you can. Label the numbers as rational or irrational,
1)
π__________________IRRATIONAL_______________________
2)
5__________________5/1 RATIONAL____________________
3)
√99________________IRRATIONAL______________________
4)
√3_________________IRRATIONAL______________________
5)
√100 _______________10/1 RATIONAL_________________
6)
.3333_______________1/3 RATIONAL__________________
7)
14/3 _______________IRRATIONAL_____________________
8)
1.5__________________3/2 RATIONAL__________________
9)
.1111_______________1/9 RATIONAL__________________
10)
√2__________________IRRATIONAL_____________________
11)
√9__________________3/1 RATIONAL__________________
12)
√- 5_________________IRRATIONAL____________________