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Consider a number line. How many rational numbers are there? How many irrational numbers? How are...

Consider a number line. How many rational numbers are there? How many irrational numbers? How are they separated? This is a very abstract concept, but will help when considering the graph.

What is the definition of a rational number? Of an irrational number?
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