Multiplying Fractions
Equivalent Fractions and Decimals
Comparing Decimals
Money and Decimals
Other
100
12 x 5/6
10
100
Write 9 4/10 as an equivalent decimal.
9.4
100
Order the numbers from least to greatest. 3.8, 0.38, 3.08
0.38, 3.08, 3.8
100
Which is more? 4 dimes and 6 pennies or 6 dimes and 4 pennies?
6 dimes, 4 pennies
100
What is the value of the 5 in 43.51?
Five tenths
200
9 x 3/5
5 2/5
200
Write 20/200 as an equivalent decimal.
.1
200
Maria told Patrick that her quarter weighs less than what a nickel weighs because 0.2 has fewer digits than 0.18. How can Patrick show Maria 0.2 is greater than 0.18?
He must explain that you have to compare the place values, not the number of digits. In the tenths place, 2 > 1, so 0.2 is greater than 0.18. He also could create a place values chart or hundredths chart.
200
Tom has one $10 bill, one $5 bill, four $1 bills, 3 quarters, and 2 dimes. Janet has three $5 bills, three $1 bills, and 8 quarters. Who has more money?
Janet
200
Blake jogged 1.7 miles one morning. His sister jogged 1 3/4 miles that same day. Who jogged farther? Explain.
Blake's sister, because 1 3/4 mile = 1.75 and 1.75 > 1.7
300
Olivia is doing her math homework. For each problem, she uses 3/4 of a sheet of paper. How many sheets of paper will she need to complete 20 problems?
15 sheets
300
Roger got 24 hits out of 100 times at bat. What is his batting average as a fraction in simplest form? Then write an equivalent decimal.
6/25; 0.24
300
What place do you use to compare 0.10 and 0.11?
Hundreths place
300
Ms. Alvarez has $0.83 in her purse. She has 7 coins. She has the same number of pennies as quarters. What coins does she have?
3 quarters, 3 pennies, 1 nickel
300
Why is the fraction 6/10 not written as 0.06?
6/10 = 0.6, which is not equivalent to 0.06 or 6/100.
400
Lydia is making 4 loaves of rye bread and 3 loaves of wheat bread. Each loaf takes 3/4 cup of sugar. What is the total amount of sugar Lydia will need?
5 1/4 cups
400
Write a fraction in simplest form and an equivalent decimal to show what part of a dollar 5 cents represents.
1/20, 0.05
400
Which number is between 6.7 and 7.3? 6.07, 6.83, 6.26, 7.4
6.83
400
Pablo saves $1.20 each week. How much has he saved, in dollars and dimes, after one week? Two weeks? Three weeks?
1 dollar, 2 dimes; 2 dollars, 4 times; 3 dollars, 6 dimes
400
When you write a fraction as a decimal, why do you need to rename the fraction as an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 10 or 100?
So that the denominator of the fraction is equivalent to the place value of the decimal.
500
Sean is making picture frames. Each frame uses 4/5 yard of wood. What is the total length of wood Sean will need to make 12 frames?
9 3/5 yards
500
What steps would you take to rename 7/20 as an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100? How would it be written as a decimal?
First I would find what number to multiply 20 by to get 100 in the denominator. That number is 5. Then I would multiply the numerator and denominator by 5. 7 x 5 = 35 and 20 x 5 = 100. So 7/20 = 35/100. .35
500
Compare the following decimals: 3.22, 4.44 9.01, 9.1 2.01, 1.7 0.01, 1.02
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500
Write each amount with a dollar sign and decimal point. 3 dollars + 4 pennies; 1 dollar + 5 dimes + 6 pennies; 9 dollars + 6 dimes; 4 dollars : 9 pennies; 7 dollars + 3 dimes + 2 pennies; 8 dimes + 1 penny
$3.04; $1.56, $9.60; $4.09, $7.32, $0.81
500
An architect has marked a distance of 6 inches or 1/2 ft on the wall. She wants to make another mark that shows a distance of 3 feet. Where will she make the mark on the wall? How did you determine the location? Include a picture.
Measure the distance from 0 to 1/2. Double this distance. Mark 1. Then, triple that distance and mark 3.
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