8th Grade Math (Math 8) · Chapter 2 · Lesson 2.8 · Printable PDF

Sorting a Number Into Its Sets Worksheet with Answer Key

7 problems on sorting numbers into the natural, whole, integer, rational, irrational and real sets, with roots, tile side lengths, a student's mistakes, proofs and counterexamples, and digit patterns. 3 pages, with a worked answer key.

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  1. Find each number's value where you can, then list every set it belongs to:
    \sqrt[3]{-27}\dfrac{22}{7}\dfrac{-48}{-6}\sqrt{50} - 7\sqrt{0.25}
  2. Find the exact value of each quantity and list its sets:
  3. Explain Mateo's mistake in each of five set lists and give the correct list:
  4. List the whole numbers up to 30 for which a square root is rational.
  5. Decide whether Naomi's two claims about a real number are true, with a proof or a counterexample:
  6. Fill each blank with always, sometimes or never, with examples for each sometimes:
  7. Decide from each digit rule whether the number is rational or irrational:

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