Ration and Irrational Numbers for younger kids.

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

What do you want to know about them?

anonymous · Answer

An easy definition. My teacher gives me theses weird definitions that I have a hard time understanding. I thought if I asked for one for younger kids, I might understand it more. :) Can you help?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

rational numbers are fractions of whole numbers (the denominator can't be zero)

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

examples of rational numbers

1/2, 2/3, 117/50

proper and improper fractions are allowed

anonymous · Answer

Also can you give me an easy example?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

also, whole numbers themselves are rational numbers because something like the number 7 is equal to 7/1

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

irrational numbers are numbers that can't be written as a fraction of two whole numbers

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

some irrational numbers are $\Large \sqrt{2}$ and $\Large \pi$

you can't write these numbers as a fraction of two whole numbers

anonymous · Answer

So could 1/10 or 1/4 be a rational number?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

they are since they are fractions of whole numbers