Rational versus Irrational

<p><a href="https://www.prepswift.com/quizzes/quiz/prepswift-rational-versus-irrational" target="_blank">Rational versus Irrational Exercise</a></p><p><strong><span style="color:#27ae60;">Rational numbers</span></strong> are numbers that can be written as a fraction.</p> <p><strong><span style="color:#e74c3c;">Irrational numbers</span></strong> are numbers&nbsp;that&nbsp;<strong><u>cannot</u></strong>&nbsp;be written as a fraction. Remember, something like $\frac{\pi}{3}$ is not a fraction because the numerator in this case is not an integer.</p> <p><span style="color:#8e44ad;"><span style="font-size:20px;">Where do these terms come from?</span></span></p> <p>Another way to say fraction is of course &quot;ratio.&quot; So rational numbers are ones that can be written as a &quot;ratio.&quot; Irrational numbers are ones that cannot be written as a &quot;ratio&quot;. Get it? Pretty cool!</p>