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A value which represents any quantity along a number line

A:rational number

B:irrational number

C: real number

D:infinite ​

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Answer:

C: real number

Explanation:

The set of real numbers includes rational and irrational numbers. It would be difficult (impossible) to draw a number line consisting of only rational numbers or only irrational numbers.* So, the number lines we draw represent all real numbers.

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* There are an infinite number of rational numbers between any pair of irrational numbers. Similarly, there are an infinite number of irrational numbers between any pair of rational numbers

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