On the fourth night, the Number Devil takes Robert to the beach, in the dream. The Number Devil introduces unreasonable numbers and numbers that are called rutabagas. Huh!!! He describes numbers that are continuous. He also draws a square and tells that if each side equals to one, the diagonal line from one edge to the other will equal another continuing number.
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Your task this week is to choose one of the following questions and post an intelligent response. Use the bookmark to help guide your comments. Then continue reading through Chapter 5.
1. How are 1÷3 and 1/3 similar? Find the result of this calculation.
2. The number devil states, “Fractions are something you can’t abide.” What does he mean?
3. If ⅓ of 33 bakers can make 89 pretzels in 2½ hours, then how many pretzels can 5¾ bakers make in 1½ hours? Find the discrepancy in this problem.
4. The number devil says, “The chain of nines behind the zero, if it goes on forever, will turn out to be equal to one.” What does he mean? Is this possible? If so, when? If not, why?
5. Why are the unreasonable numbers referred to as unreasonable? Identify the mathematical term for the unreasonable numbers.
6. How are hopping numbers and taking the rutabaga of numbers related? Find the rutabaga of 36.
7. Identify the mathematical term for taking the rutabaga of a number. What type of number is the rutabaga of two?
8. What is special about the number of small boxes within the squares drawn by the number devil?
10. What is the relationship between the diagonal of a square and the sides of that square?
