This beneficial number sense worksheet enables students to practice the contrast between rational and irrational numbers. The worksheet includes 21 problems that feature rational and irrational numbers, which students must assess and compare. For the purpose of this 8th-grade math worksheet, irrational numbers are exemplified by pi and irrational square roots, while rational numbers are represented as fractions or decimals. The worksheet also includes irrational number expressions with a single operation. If students require assistance in estimating irrational square roots, they can complete the "Approximations of Square Roots on a Number Line" worksheet beforehand.
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