Name _________________________

Identify Rational and Irrational Numbers Date ____/____/________

Eighth Grade - Number Theory and Properties - Identifying Rational &
Irrational Numbers - WKS-05 Period _______ Score _______

Determine whether each number is rational, or irrational. Then explain your reasoning.

1. Rational / Irrational Why? ________________________________________________________________

2. Rational / Irrational Why? ________________________________________________________________

3. 0 Rational / Irrational Why? ________________________________________________________________

4. Rational / Irrational Why? ________________________________________________________________

5. Rational / Irrational Why? ________________________________________________________________

6. Rational / Irrational Why? _______________________________________________________________

7. 4.3 Rational / Irrational Why? _______________________________________________________________

8. Rational / Irrational Why? _______________________________________________________________

9. 9.777... Rational / Irrational Why? ____________________________________________________________

10. Rational / Irrational Why? ____________________________________________________________

Which of the following is rational? Circle all that apply.

11.  15. 23.157

12. 3 ∞ 16. 0.5 5.5 

13. 17.

14. 64 -64 18. -16 16

Using the vocabulary terminating, non-terminating, repeating and non-repeating, explain why the value 3.14 is
rational while the value for  is irrational.

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