Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Write the mixed numbers in order from least to greatest.
4 4/5, 4 5/7, 4 7/10
What is...
4 5/7, 4 7/10, 4 4/5
19 people are in line to ride the Dumbo ride at Disney World. Only 2 people fit in each elephant. What is the least number of elephants they will need?
What is...
10 elephants
Find the common factors of 16 and 48. Then circle the greatest common factor.
What is...
1,2,4,8,16 and 1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24,48.
GCF is 16
Find the LCM of 6 and 8 by making a list.
What is...
6, 12, 18, 24
8, 16, 24
Write 54/8 as a mixed number in simplest form.
What is...
6 3/4
Compare:
3 3/4 ___ 3 2/3
What is....
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14 cups of marshmallows are put into 5 bags of Lucky Charms. How much marshmallows should go in each bag?
What is...
2 4/5 cups
What is the greatest common factor of 72 and 42?
What is...
6
Find the LCD of the two fractions. Then, use the denominator to find equivalent fractions.
4/5 and 2/7
What is...
28/35 and 10/35
Find 3 equivalent fractions for 4/7.
What is...
answers will vary.
Order the fractions from least to greatest:
4/5, 7/10, 3/4
What is...
7/10, 3/4, 4/5
Write 8 divided by 24 in simplest form.
What is...
1/3
14 3 9 43 41 56 33
What is...
14 - Composite
3 - Prime
9 - Composite
43 - Prime
41 - Prime
56 - Composite
33 - Composite
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!
Create a table to show how many packages of paper cups and straws need to be purchased in order to have the same number of each without any left over. Paper cups come in packages of 12 and straws come in packages of 9.
How many total straws and cups will be purchased?
How many packages of paper cups, and how many packages of straws are purchased?
What is...
72 paper cups and 72 straws
6 packages of paper cups and 8 packages of straws
Write the fraction as a whole number or mixed number in simplest form.
60/8
What is...
7 1/2
What is the least fraction with a denominator of 8 that is greater than 2/5? Explain how you found the fraction.
What is...
4/8
explanations will vary.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!
A school buys one snack for each of 94 fifth-graders. Granola bars are sold in boxes of 8. Raisins are sold in packs of 10. Tangerines come with 14 in each box. Which snack can they buy to have the fewest left over? How many packages/boxes of that snack do they need?
What is...
They will need 12 boxes of granola bars. They will have 2 left over.
List all the factors of 90.
What is...
1,2,3,5,6,9,10,15,18,30,45,90
Find the LCM of 7, 12, and 32 using prime factorization.
What is....
672
Are 4/6 and 3/5 equivalent? Explain how you know.
4/6 and 3/5 are not equivalent because...
3/4, 7/9, 6/10, 4/5
What is...
6/10, 3/4, 7/9, 4/5
Mrs. Berger was making cookies for The Pine School. There are a total of 354 cookies, and each box holds 12 cookies. Mrs. Berger wants each box to hold its maximum number of cookies. How many boxes can Mrs. Berger make?
Write your answer in a complete sentence.
What is...
Mrs. Berger can make 29 cookies.
What is the greatest number of stamps from the United States and stamps from Africa that Mrs. Berger can arrange on each row?
How many rows of stamps will Mrs. Berger have?
What is...
Each row will have 6 stamps.
4 rows of US
7 rows of African
Find the LCM of 9, 13, and 21 using prime factorization.
What is...
819
What is...
27/7
equivalent fractions will vary.