1. So what exactly are integers?
Answer: Integers are a category of certain numbers found on a number line. Specifically, integers are all whole numbers and their opposites.

2. Let’s put things in perspective…
Integers are a category of certain numbers.
Categories help us keep things in order and reduce the complexity of things.
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4. INTEGERS DO NOT INCLUDE FRACTIONS OR DECIMALS!
INTEGERS ARE WHOLE NUMBERS AND THEIR OPPOSITE.

5. OK! So then how are fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals categorized?
These numbers fall into a separate category called RATIONAL numbers. Ironically, rational numbers include integers!!

8. RATIONAL NUMBERS “MAKE SENSE”…THEY ARE RATIONAL.
AND IN ORDER TO BE A RATIONAL NUMBER, THE NUMBER MUST BE ON A NUMBER LINE.
AND IN ORDER TO BE ON A NUMBER LINE, THE NUMBER MUST BE ABLE TO CONVERT INTO FRACTION FORM.

9. DISCUSS DIFFERENT RATIONAL NUMBERS!
CAN YOU THINK OF A NUMBER THAT IS NOT A RATIONAL NUMBER?