{"id":534,"date":"2013-05-12T03:28:51","date_gmt":"2013-05-12T03:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=534"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:21:00","slug":"integers-decimals-and-fractions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/integers-decimals-and-fractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Integers, Decimals, and Fractions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Integers, Decimals, and Fractions<\/h1>\n<p>Integers are whole numbers that are represented by tick marks on a number line. In between these marks, there are large spaces that are described as decimals and fractions. A fraction is a way to divide a section between integers into equally-spaced segments. A decimal representation divides the space between 0 and 1 into ten different segments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"Integers, Decimals, and Fractions\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_BX0ztZGKQiU\"><div id=\"lyte_BX0ztZGKQiU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FBX0ztZGKQiU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\">Integers, Decimals, and Fractions<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BX0ztZGKQiU\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FBX0ztZGKQiU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Integers, Decimals, and Fractions\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion\"><input id=\"FAQs\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"FAQs\">FAQs<\/label>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"FAQs-spoiler\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq-list\">\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What is an integer?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>An integer is any number, positive or negative, that does not have a fractional part. Examples of integers would be 5, 99, -4, 0, and 417.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-69587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/classification-of-numbers-diagram.png\" alt=\"classification of numbers diagram\" width=\"568\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/classification-of-numbers-diagram.png 1710w, https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/classification-of-numbers-diagram-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/classification-of-numbers-diagram-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/classification-of-numbers-diagram-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/classification-of-numbers-diagram-1536x1023.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What is a decimal?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>A decimal number is any number that uses a decimal point to show the part of the number that is less than 1. For example, the numbers 9.2, 16.327, and 0.4 are all decimal numbers. Pi is also a decimal number: 3.1415.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">Is 0 an integer?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>Yes, 0 is an integer. An integer is any number that does not have a fractional part.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">Are all integers rational numbers?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>Yes, all integers are rational numbers. A rational number is simply a number that can be found by dividing two integers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">Are decimals integers?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>No, decimals are not integers. According to the definition of an integer, they are numbers that do not have fractional parts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">Are whole numbers integers?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>Yes, whole numbers are integers. A whole number is any number higher than zero that does not have a fractional component.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">Can integers be negative?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>Yes, as long as there is no fractional component, integers can be negative.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Integers, Decimals, and Fractions Integers are whole numbers that are represented by tick marks on a number line. In between these marks, there are large spaces that are described as decimals and fractions. A fraction is a way to divide a section between integers into equally-spaced segments. 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