Identify the sets to which each number belongs by marking an "X" in the appropriate boxes.
Worksheet titled "The Number System" with a table listing 15 numbers to classify into categories: Natural Numbers, Whole Numbers, Integers, Rational Numbers, Irrational Numbers, and Real Numbers.
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Step-by-step solution for: Mrs. Whites 6th Grade Math Blog: NUMBER SYSTEM (7TH BLOCK ONLY)
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Let's solve this step by step. We need to classify each number into the appropriate sets:
- Natural Numbers (ℕ): Positive integers starting from 1: {1, 2, 3, ...}
- Whole Numbers (W): Natural numbers including 0: {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}
- Integers (ℤ): All whole numbers and their negatives: {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}
- Rational Numbers (ℚ): Numbers that can be expressed as a fraction $\frac{p}{q}$ where $p$ and $q$ are integers and $q \ne 0$. Includes terminating and repeating decimals.
- Irrational Numbers: Numbers that cannot be written as a fraction. Non-repeating, non-terminating decimals (e.g., $\pi$, $\sqrt{2}$).
- Real Numbers (ℝ): All rational and irrational numbers.
Now let’s analyze each number:
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1. $-\sqrt{17}$
- $\sqrt{17}$ is irrational (not a perfect square), so $-\sqrt{17}$ is also irrational.
- Not natural, not whole, not integer, not rational.
- But it is real.
- ✔ Irrational, ✔ Real
2. $-2$
- Negative integer.
- ✘ Natural (negative), ✘ Whole (negative), ✔ Integer, ✔ Rational (can be written as $-\frac{2}{1}$), ✘ Irrational, ✔ Real
- ✔ Integer, ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
3. $-\frac{9}{37}$
- Fraction of two integers → rational.
- Negative → not natural, not whole.
- Not integer (not a whole number).
- ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
4. $0$
- Zero is a whole number and an integer.
- Not natural (natural starts at 1).
- ✔ Whole, ✔ Integer, ✔ Rational ($\frac{0}{1}$), ✔ Real
5. $-6.06$
- Terminating decimal → can be written as $-\frac{606}{100} = -\frac{303}{50}$ → rational.
- Not natural, not whole, not integer.
- ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
6. $4.\overline{56}$
- Repeating decimal → rational.
- Can be written as a fraction.
- Not natural? Wait: 4.56... > 4, but not integer.
- So: ✘ Natural, ✘ Whole, ✘ Integer, ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
7. $3.050050005...$
- Pattern: 3.050050005... — the number of zeros increases between 5s.
- This is non-repeating, non-terminating → irrational.
- Not rational, not integer, etc.
- ✔ Irrational, ✔ Real
8. $18$
- Positive integer.
- ✔ Natural, ✔ Whole, ✔ Integer, ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
9. $\frac{-43}{0}$
- Division by zero → undefined.
- Not a number at all → doesn't belong to any set.
- ✘ All boxes (but note: sometimes this is considered undefined, so no X anywhere)
10. $\pi$
- Famous irrational number.
- ✔ Irrational, ✔ Real
11. $.6\overline{34}$
- Repeating decimal → rational.
- ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
12. $\sqrt{225}$
- $\sqrt{225} = 15$ → positive integer.
- ✔ Natural, ✔ Whole, ✔ Integer, ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
13. $.634$
- Terminating decimal → rational.
- ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
14. $\sqrt{\frac{4}{49}}$
- $\sqrt{\frac{4}{49}} = \frac{\sqrt{4}}{\sqrt{49}} = \frac{2}{7}$ → rational.
- ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
15. $-\sqrt{64}$
- $\sqrt{64} = 8$, so $-\sqrt{64} = -8$
- Integer, negative → not natural, not whole.
- ✔ Integer, ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
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| Number | Natural Numbers | Whole Numbers | Integers | Rational Numbers | Irrational Numbers | Real Numbers |
|--------|------------------|----------------|-----------|--------------------|----------------------|----------------|
| 1. $-\sqrt{17}$ | | | | | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2. $-2$ | | | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 3. $-\frac{9}{37}$ | | | | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 4. $0$ | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 5. $-6.06$ | | | | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 6. $4.\overline{56}$ | | | | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 7. $3.050050005...$ | | | | | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8. $18$ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 9. $\frac{-43}{0}$ | | | | | | | *(undefined)* |
| 10. $\pi$ | | | | | ✔ | ✔ |
| 11. $.6\overline{34}$ | | | | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 12. $\sqrt{225}$ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 13. $.634$ | | | | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 14. $\sqrt{\frac{4}{49}}$ | | | | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 15. $-\sqrt{64}$ | | | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ |
> Note: For #9, since division by zero is undefined, it does not belong to any number set, so no "X" is placed.
✔ All numbers are real, except possibly #9 (which isn't a number at all). So every number listed (except #9) is a real number.
Let me know if you'd like this in a printable format or need explanations for specific ones!
Definitions:
- Natural Numbers (ℕ): Positive integers starting from 1: {1, 2, 3, ...}
- Whole Numbers (W): Natural numbers including 0: {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}
- Integers (ℤ): All whole numbers and their negatives: {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}
- Rational Numbers (ℚ): Numbers that can be expressed as a fraction $\frac{p}{q}$ where $p$ and $q$ are integers and $q \ne 0$. Includes terminating and repeating decimals.
- Irrational Numbers: Numbers that cannot be written as a fraction. Non-repeating, non-terminating decimals (e.g., $\pi$, $\sqrt{2}$).
- Real Numbers (ℝ): All rational and irrational numbers.
Now let’s analyze each number:
---
1. $-\sqrt{17}$
- $\sqrt{17}$ is irrational (not a perfect square), so $-\sqrt{17}$ is also irrational.
- Not natural, not whole, not integer, not rational.
- But it is real.
- ✔ Irrational, ✔ Real
2. $-2$
- Negative integer.
- ✘ Natural (negative), ✘ Whole (negative), ✔ Integer, ✔ Rational (can be written as $-\frac{2}{1}$), ✘ Irrational, ✔ Real
- ✔ Integer, ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
3. $-\frac{9}{37}$
- Fraction of two integers → rational.
- Negative → not natural, not whole.
- Not integer (not a whole number).
- ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
4. $0$
- Zero is a whole number and an integer.
- Not natural (natural starts at 1).
- ✔ Whole, ✔ Integer, ✔ Rational ($\frac{0}{1}$), ✔ Real
5. $-6.06$
- Terminating decimal → can be written as $-\frac{606}{100} = -\frac{303}{50}$ → rational.
- Not natural, not whole, not integer.
- ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
6. $4.\overline{56}$
- Repeating decimal → rational.
- Can be written as a fraction.
- Not natural? Wait: 4.56... > 4, but not integer.
- So: ✘ Natural, ✘ Whole, ✘ Integer, ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
7. $3.050050005...$
- Pattern: 3.050050005... — the number of zeros increases between 5s.
- This is non-repeating, non-terminating → irrational.
- Not rational, not integer, etc.
- ✔ Irrational, ✔ Real
8. $18$
- Positive integer.
- ✔ Natural, ✔ Whole, ✔ Integer, ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
9. $\frac{-43}{0}$
- Division by zero → undefined.
- Not a number at all → doesn't belong to any set.
- ✘ All boxes (but note: sometimes this is considered undefined, so no X anywhere)
10. $\pi$
- Famous irrational number.
- ✔ Irrational, ✔ Real
11. $.6\overline{34}$
- Repeating decimal → rational.
- ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
12. $\sqrt{225}$
- $\sqrt{225} = 15$ → positive integer.
- ✔ Natural, ✔ Whole, ✔ Integer, ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
13. $.634$
- Terminating decimal → rational.
- ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
14. $\sqrt{\frac{4}{49}}$
- $\sqrt{\frac{4}{49}} = \frac{\sqrt{4}}{\sqrt{49}} = \frac{2}{7}$ → rational.
- ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
15. $-\sqrt{64}$
- $\sqrt{64} = 8$, so $-\sqrt{64} = -8$
- Integer, negative → not natural, not whole.
- ✔ Integer, ✔ Rational, ✔ Real
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Final Answer Table:
| Number | Natural Numbers | Whole Numbers | Integers | Rational Numbers | Irrational Numbers | Real Numbers |
|--------|------------------|----------------|-----------|--------------------|----------------------|----------------|
| 1. $-\sqrt{17}$ | | | | | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2. $-2$ | | | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 3. $-\frac{9}{37}$ | | | | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 4. $0$ | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 5. $-6.06$ | | | | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 6. $4.\overline{56}$ | | | | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 7. $3.050050005...$ | | | | | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8. $18$ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 9. $\frac{-43}{0}$ | | | | | | | *(undefined)* |
| 10. $\pi$ | | | | | ✔ | ✔ |
| 11. $.6\overline{34}$ | | | | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 12. $\sqrt{225}$ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 13. $.634$ | | | | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 14. $\sqrt{\frac{4}{49}}$ | | | | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 15. $-\sqrt{64}$ | | | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ |
> Note: For #9, since division by zero is undefined, it does not belong to any number set, so no "X" is placed.
✔ All numbers are real, except possibly #9 (which isn't a number at all). So every number listed (except #9) is a real number.
Let me know if you'd like this in a printable format or need explanations for specific ones!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of the number system worksheet answers.