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Grade 9 · Whole Numbers
The Real Number System: Rational & Irrational Numbers
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  1. 1
    List the natural numbers less than 5.
    (2)
    1, 2, 3, 4✓✓ (2)
  2. 2
    What is the only whole number that is not a natural number?
    (2)
    0✓✓ (2)
  3. 3
    Is −7 an integer? Is it a natural number?
    (2)
    Yes, it is an integer; no, it is not natural.✓✓ (2)
  4. 4
    Define a rational number.
    (2)
    One that can be written as ab with a, b integers and b ≠ 0.✓✓ (2)
  5. 5
    Is 36 rational or irrational? Why?
    (2)
    Rational36 = 6, an exact whole number.✓✓ (2)
  6. 6
    Is 20 rational or irrational? Why?
    (2)
    Irrational — 20 is not a perfect square, so the decimal never ends or repeats.✓✓ (2)
  7. 7
    Is 0,45 rational?
    (2)
    Yes — it terminates, and equals 45100.✓✓ (2)
  8. 8
    Is 0,666… rational?
    (2)
    Yes — it recurs, and equals 23.✓✓ (2)
  9. 9
    Name two irrational numbers.
    (2)
    π and 2 (any non-perfect-square root)✓✓ (2)
TOTAL: 18 marks
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