NAME _____________________________________________ DATE ____________________________ PERIOD ____________

Notes: 1-1 The Real Number System

Numbers may be classified by identifying to which of the following sets they belong.
Natural Numbers N be ed f c g. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Whole Numbers The set of natural numbers and 0. {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, }
Integers The set of whole numbers and their opposites { , 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, }
a
Rational Numbers Numbers that can be expressed in the form , where a and b are integers and b 0.
b
a
Irrational Numbers Numbers that cannot be expressed in the form , where a and b are integers and b 0.
b

Classify each number by determining all sets of numbers to which it belongs.

a. 5

b. 0.666

c. √25

d. √11

Classify each number by determining all sets of numbers to which it belongs. Then write
each number in the Venn diagram.
4
1) 30 2) 57 3) √21 4) √

6
5) 0 6) 16 7) 8) √7
2

Determine whether each statement is true or false. If the statement is true, explain your reasoning. If the statement
is false, provide a counterexample.

9) All whole numbers are rational numbers.

10) All real numbers are irrational numbers.

NAME _____________________________________________ DATE ____________________________ PERIOD _____

Practice: 1-1 The Real Number System

Classify each number by determining all sets of numbers to which it belongs.

1) 0 2) √36 3) 4

4) 6.3 5) 4.18 6) 11

Classify each number by determining all sets of numbers to which it belongs. Then write
each number in the Venn diagram below.
7) 19 8) 6 9) 0

10) 4 11) 0.16 12) √11

Determine whether each statement is true or false. If the statement is true, explain your
reasoning. If the statement is false, provide a counterexample.

13) All whole numbers are natural numbers.

14) All irrational numbers are real numbers.

15) All rational numbers are integers. \

16) An integer cannot be a rational number.

NAME _____________________________________________ DATE ____________________________ PERIOD ____________

Notes: 1-1 The Real Number System

Numbers may be classified by identifying to which of the following sets they belong.
Natural Numbers N be ed f c g. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Whole Numbers The set of natural numbers and 0. {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, }
Integers The set of whole numbers and their opposites { , 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, }
a
Rational Numbers Numbers that can be expressed in the form , where a and b are integers and b 0.
b
a
Irrational Numbers Numbers that cannot be expressed in the form , where a and b are integers and b 0.
b

Classify each number by determining all sets of numbers to which it belongs.

a. 5

b. 0.666

c. √25

d. √11

Classify each number by determining all sets of numbers to which it belongs. Then write
each number in the Venn diagram.
4
1) 30 2) 57 3) √21 4) √

6
5) 0 6) 16 7) 8) √7
2

Determine whether each statement is true or false. If the statement is true, explain your reasoning. If the statement
is false, provide a counterexample.

9) All whole numbers are rational numbers.

10) All real numbers are irrational numbers.