Question
Describe the relationship between rational numbers and whole numbers. Are all rational numbers also whole numbers? Are all whole numbers also rational numbers? Give examples to support your answer: (4 points)
Make it like a 7th grader wrote it
Make it like a 7th grader wrote it
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Rational numbers and whole numbers are two different types of numbers, and they have a special relationship.
First, let's talk about what each type of number is. Whole numbers are all the numbers that you can count starting from zero and going up: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on. They don't include any negative numbers or fractions.
Now, rational numbers are a bit broader. A rational number is any number that can be written as a fraction, where the top number (the numerator) is an integer and the bottom number (the denominator) is a non-zero integer. This means that all whole numbers can actually be considered rational numbers because you can write them as fractions too! For example, the whole number 3 can be written as 3/1, which is a fraction, so it's also a rational number.
However, not all rational numbers are whole numbers. For instance, the number 1/2 is a rational number because it can be written as a fraction, but it is not a whole number since it is not a counting number and is less than 1.
To sum it up:
- All whole numbers are rational numbers (like 5 can be written as 5/1).
- Not all rational numbers are whole numbers (like 1/3 or 0.75).
So, the two types of numbers are related, but they are not the same!
First, let's talk about what each type of number is. Whole numbers are all the numbers that you can count starting from zero and going up: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on. They don't include any negative numbers or fractions.
Now, rational numbers are a bit broader. A rational number is any number that can be written as a fraction, where the top number (the numerator) is an integer and the bottom number (the denominator) is a non-zero integer. This means that all whole numbers can actually be considered rational numbers because you can write them as fractions too! For example, the whole number 3 can be written as 3/1, which is a fraction, so it's also a rational number.
However, not all rational numbers are whole numbers. For instance, the number 1/2 is a rational number because it can be written as a fraction, but it is not a whole number since it is not a counting number and is less than 1.
To sum it up:
- All whole numbers are rational numbers (like 5 can be written as 5/1).
- Not all rational numbers are whole numbers (like 1/3 or 0.75).
So, the two types of numbers are related, but they are not the same!