Word Problems
On average, a black bear spends about 2/5 of the day sleeping. An owl spends 5/8 of the day sleeping. Which animal spends more of the day sleeping?
An owl because 5/8 > 2/5
Use the symbols >, < or = 0.7 ___ 0.70
.7 = .70
25/100 is equivalent to this decimal.
What is 0.25?
in a survey, 6/10 students said they watched tv last week. What is the equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100 and 1000?
60/100 and 600/1000
Use the symbols >, < or = 0.02 ___ 0.2
.02 < .2
0.20 is equivalent to this fraction?
What is 20/100, 2/10 or 2/5?
The earth's volume is .03 crust, .64 mantle, and .13 core. Write these decimals as fractions
3/100, 64/100, 13/100
5 4/1000 as a decimal
What is 5.004
Use the symbols >, < or = 0.7 ___ 4/10
.7 > 4/10
A snake has a length of 69/100 meters. Write the number in decimal form
.69
Use the symbols >, < or = 2/10 ___ 20/100
2/10 = 20/100
0.9 is equivalent to this fraction in lowest terms.
What is 9/10?
A store displays 10 models made from kits. There are 4 car models and 6 airplane models. How would you write the car models and airplane models as fractions?
What decimal number would represent the fraction that is airplanes?
The decimal number that represents the fraction for airplanes would be .6
A zookeeper measures the mass of three newborn baby tigers to be 4.3 kilograms, 4.03 kilograms, and 4.30 kilograms. Is the mass of each tiger the same? explain.
No, the three tigers do not all have the same mass. two of the tigers have the same mass because 4.3 and 4.30 are equal. However, 4.03 is less than 4.30.
9 13/1000 as a decimal.
9.013
Use the symbols >, < or = 0.45 ___ 6/10
.45 < 6/10 since 6/10 = .6
1.35 is equivalent to this fraction
1 35/100
Trading cards come in packs of 100. Sarah has 4 full packs and 38 more. What decimal number represents the number of packs of trading cards Sarah has?
4.38