Question

http://prntscr.com/afp0lc

Answer 1

@FortyTheRapper

Answer 2

Hmm, part A is pretty broad. I mean, how do they want us to compare them I wonder

Answer 3

We can start with part B if you'd like

Idk if they want us to compare them like... which number is bigger, or what

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Ahh, thank you.

So inequalities; do you know about those? Like less than, equal to, etc.

Answer 6

\[\le, \ge, = \] those symbols

Answer 7

Yup.

Answer 8

Awesome! So I'd probably take the easy way out

I would first put those two fractions into the calculator via division to see which number is bigger

Answer 9

When I put them in the calculator, I multiply them..?

Answer 10

You would divide them since their fractions

For example 5/10 is half right

If I do 5 divided by 10, I get .5 which is half

Answer 11

so if I did 3/10 I would get 0.3
and 0.3076 ?

Answer 12

Correct

So which one is bigger? 0.3000 or 0.3076?

Answer 13

0.3076 > 0.3000

Answer 14

Exactly!

Now we can replace those decimals back with the original fractions and say Part A is done

Answer 15

Alright. Awesome.
Now part B how would we find that?

Answer 16

So, basically

A rational number is any number that isn't a square root of an imperfect square, and can be written as a fraction.
48 is rational, 2/3 is rational, .50 is rational, the sqrt(4) is rational, but sqrt(6) isn't

They want us to find a rational number between .3000 and .3076. So in other words, we can just write any decimal number inbetween those two numbers

Answer 17

50 is rational is why not 3050 as the answer..?

Answer 18

Right, just put a . in front to make it .3050 and that's a perfectly fine answer.

Because after messing around with the calculator, .3050 equal 61/200 and that's a fraction, so .3050 is a good answer for part B

Answer 19

Alright. perfect. Thanks a bunch!

Answer 20

You're welcome =)