Converting Rational Numbers
Write -.8 as a fraction in simplest form.
What is -8/10= -4/5
Lauren spent 1 3/4 hours doing homework and 2 1/4 hours reading. How many more hours did Lauren spend reading?
What is 1/2 hour
Write -2 8/25 as a decimal.
What is -2.32
Jamie is making chocolate cupcakes. The recipe calls for 2/3 cup cocoa. She wants to make 1/2 of the recipe. How much cocoa will she need?
What is 1/3 cups of cocoa
Write 6.12 as a fraction in simplest form.
What is 6 3/25
How many bows can you make from 4 1/4 meters of ribbon if 1/3 of a meter of ribbon makes one bow?
What is 12 3/4
Write -17/40 as a decimal.
What is -0.425
Each dinner at the Shady Tree Truck Stop is served with 1/2 cup corn. If there about 4 cups of corn in a pound, about how many dinners could be served using 16 pounds of corn?
What is 128
Write -12.375 as a fraction in simplest form.
What is -12 3/8
An artist is cutting pieces of ribbon to use in a project. Each piece he cuts measures 7/8 inch. The artist cuts off 5 pieces. How many total inches of ribbon has he cut off?
What is 4 3/8.
a. -8/9 / -8/9 b. Identify the vocabulary term(s) that this example illustrates.
What is a. 1 b. reciprocal/multiplicative inverse property