Vocabulary
What is any number that is not a whole number called?
rational number
What is the absolute value of 1/8?
1/8
Write an inequality to compare the following two values.
-0.25 and 1/3
-0.25 < 1/3
What is the LCM of the following two numbers?
5 and 2
10
What is the GCF of the following two numbers?
28 and 14
14
Least Common Multiple (LCM)
3/8
Write an inequality to compare the following two values.
4/5 and 0.5
4/5 > 0.5
What is the LCM of the following two numbers?
6 and 7
42
What is the GCF of the following two numbers?
24 and 32
8
To compare and order fractions, the fractions can be written with a ___ ___.
Common Denominator
What is the opposite of 0.65?
- 0.65
Write an inequality to compare the following two values.
-1 8/10 and -1.7
-1 8/10 < -1.7
What is the least common denominator of the following two numbers?
2/8 and 1/3
24
Simplify the following fraction.
24/72
1/3
What is the greatest number by which two or more given numbers can be evenly divided?
Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
What is the absolute value of -5/8?
5/8
Write an inequality to compare the following two values.
0.4 and 4/5
0.4 < 4/5
What is the least common denominator of the following three numbers?
4/5, 2/3, 4/6
30
Compare the following two fractions by writing an inequality.
6/18 and 9/36
6/18 > 9/36
What do we call the distance a number is from zero on the number line?
Absolute Value
0.75
Order the following rational numbers from least to greatest.
-0.5, 1/4, -5/8, 0.375
-5/8, -0.5, 1/4, 0.375
Grant is making muffins for a reunion. The recipe for blueberry muffins makes 12 muffins. The recipe for bran muffins makes 18 muffins. He wants to make the same number of each kind of muffin using only full recipes of each.
What is the least number of each type of muffin Grant can make?
Bonus (+100 points): How many batches of each recipe will Grant make if he makes the least number of each type of muffin possible?
36 muffins
Bonus: 3 batches of blueberry, 2 batches of bran
Jamie makes plates and bowls. She needs to ship 48 plates and 54 bowls to a store. She wants to ship the same number of items in each box. Plates and bowls are shipped separately. What is the largest number of items she can ship in each box?
Bonus (+100 points): How many boxes of items will Jamie ship if she ships the largest number possible in each box?
6 items
Bonus: 8 boxes of plates, 9 boxes of bowls