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OpenStudy (pleasehelpme101):

Just need help on a few college questions :)

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OpenStudy (pleasehelpme101):

thats is the question im dealing with @sweetburger

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@KendrickLamar2014 @TheSmartOne @KendrickLamar2014

OpenStudy (pleasehelpme101):

hello, im cinfused as to what these kinda words/ things mean :)

OpenStudy (kendricklamar2014):

Question: Do you know what whole, irrational, natural, real, rational numbers and integers are?

OpenStudy (pleasehelpme101):

not really man :/ thats what id love to know

OpenStudy (pleasehelpme101):

:(

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Hey, Welcome to OpenStudy! :)

zepdrix (zepdrix):

The set of whole numbers is our basic counting numbers. Any "whole value" larger than 0 is considered a whole number. Whole numbers = \(\large\rm \{1,2,3,4,5,...\}\)

zepdrix (zepdrix):

The natural numbers are almost exactly the same thing, but we include 0 as a natural number. Natural numbers = \(\large\rm \{0,1,2,3,4,...\}\)

zepdrix (zepdrix):

So is it clear that -12 is neither a whole number nor a natural number?

OpenStudy (pleasehelpme101):

oh i see :O

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Oh it looks like you've got the correct sets chosen. Rational numbers are numbers which can be written in the form of a fraction between two integers. Examples of rational numbers:\[\large\rm \frac34,\qquad\frac12,\qquad\frac27\]Number over a number. Here is another rational number even though you might not realize it at first,\[\large\rm 8\]We can take any value and write it over the number 1.\[\large\rm 8=\frac81\]This shows that 8 is a rational number, it can be written in rational form.

zepdrix (zepdrix):

How bout the number 0, any ideas? Rational or not? :)

OpenStudy (pleasehelpme101):

i actually had that question and chose Rational, Real, Intiger, and whole number :)

OpenStudy (pleasehelpme101):

but thanks allot man its legit making sense now, so would this be correct?

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zepdrix (zepdrix):

I think maybe I have my sets backwards.. whole and natural.. woops D: Hard to keep these straight sometimes.

OpenStudy (pleasehelpme101):

oh no no its ok :D

OpenStudy (pleasehelpme101):

any thoughts on my answers? ^ http://prntscr.com/cafb9e

zepdrix (zepdrix):

ya ya ya wholes include 0, woops. Answers for what? 0?

OpenStudy (pleasehelpme101):

no for -12

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Real... yes Integer... yes Rational... yes -12 = -12/1 A number can not be both `rational` and `irrational` at the same time.

OpenStudy (pleasehelpme101):

LOL my b

OpenStudy (pleasehelpme101):

so the answer would be real numbers rational numbers integers

zepdrix (zepdrix):

yay good job

OpenStudy (pleasehelpme101):

!!!!!! thank you :)

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