Solutions to practice problems!!!

Problem 1:

Graph -1, 2, 16/2, square root 25, and 49/9 on a number line.

Answer:

Since 49/9 is 5.4444444…, it is closer to 5.5 so it is in the middle of 5 and 6.

Problem 2:

Graph square root 99, 12, 7/3, 24/5, and pi on a number line.

Answer:

Problem 3:

Can any number be plotted on a number line? Why or why not? Explain.

Answer:

Not any numbers can be plotted on a number line. Only the real numbers can be graphed on the number line. For example, square root – 23 cannot be plotted because it is not a real number.

Problem 4:

Graph square root – 2, square root 4, - square root 16, and 4/3.

Answer:

Root -2 cannot be graphed on the number line because it is not a real number.