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LESSON
Rational and Irrational Numbers
14-1
Practice and Problem Solving: A/B

Write each fraction as a decimal.

1 9 11 8
1. 2. 3. 4. 5
8 16 20 25

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14 7 3 16
5. 6. 2 7. 8.
15 12 100 5

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Find the two square roots of each number.

25 121
9. 25 10. 1 11. 12.
4 49

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Find the cube root of each number.

13. 8 14. 216 15. 1 16. 2197

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Approximate each irrational number to the nearest hundredth without

using a calculator.
17. 32 18. 118 19. 18 20. 319

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Approximate each irrational number to the nearest hundredth without

using a calculator. Then plot each number on a number line.
21. 8 _________________ 22. 75 _________________

23. A tablet weighs 1.23 pounds. What is its weight written as a mixed number?

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24. The area of a square mirror is 256 in2. A rectangular mirror has a width
the same as the square mirror’s width. Its length is two inches longer
than its width. What is the area of the rectangular mirror?

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UNIT 7: Real Numbers, Exponents, and Scientific Notation

MODULE 14 Real Numbers Practice and Problem Solving: C

1. 1.17 in.
LESSON 14-1
2. 7.64 in.
Practice and Problem Solving: A/B 41 9
3. Since = 0.82, = 0.81, and
1. 0.125 50 11
2. 0.5625 10 41 9
= 0.90 , is closer to .
3. 0.55 11 50 11
4. 5.32 1
4. ±
5. 0.93 2
1
6. 2.583 5. ±
4
7. 0.03
2
8. 3.2 6. ≈ ±
3
9. 5, −5
7. ≈ 1.73
10. 1, −1
8. ≈ 4.24
5 5
11. , −
2 2
11 11
12. ,− 9. When you find a square root, you find
7 7
two factors that are the same. They can
13. 2 be positive or negative. When you find a
14. 6 cube root, you find three factors that are
the same. They are positive.
15. 1
10. The length of one photo album page is
16. 13
25 cm. The width of the page is 32 cm.
17. 5.66
18. 10.86 Practice and Problem Solving: D
19. 4.24 1. 0.1
20. 17.86 2. 0.55
21. 2.83 3. 0.5625
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4.
500
22. 8.66
4
5. 4
5
23 333
23. 1 lb 6.
100 1000
24. 288 in2 7. 4, −4
8. 7, −7

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