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8th Grade Rational and Irrational Numbers Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

A rational number can be written as a fraction of two integers, and an irrational number, such as π or √2, cannot. There are 18 sheets for 8th grade here, 17 with answer keys, and one of them is a reference sheet. Rational or Irrational? Classify and Explain, Real Numbers Card Sort Into Number Sets and Order Real Numbers From Least to Greatest are three of them, along with puzzles such as Irrational Number Maze. The sheets practice 8.NS.A.1 and 8.NS.A.2.

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Frequently Asked Questions

A decimal that ends, like negative 4.25, or repeats, like 0.454545…, is rational. A decimal that goes on forever without a repeating block, like 0.1010010001…, is irrational. Sort Decimals and Fractions as Rational or Irrational asks students to explain this difference.

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