Fractions
What is the fraction for 0.01?
1/100
Write the decimal as a fraction: 3/10
0.3
Miss Krance made 2 muffins the exact same size. She gave 1/3 to her mom and 2/8 to her sister. Her sister says it isn't fair because she got more than her mom. Is she correct?
No, Miss Krance's mom got more.
1/3 > 1/4
2/4 < 3/6
False, 2/4 = 3/6
Draw an image to compare 7/10 and 4/5
4/5 > 7/10
What are three equivalent fractions for 2/6?
1/3, 4/12, 8/24
Write the decimal as a fraction: 0.05
5/100
Aydan ate 2/3 of a mini pizza, and Sophia ate 1/3 of a giant pizza. Aydan says he ate more because 2/3 is always greater than 1/3. Do you agree? Why?
No; since the wholes are not equal, you can't compare.
4/10 = 0.04
False
I ate 1/2 of a sub. Ms. Hall ate 1/2 of a sandwich. Who ate more?
You can't compare because the size of the whole is different!
Add:
4/10 + 39/100
79/100
Compare the 2 decimals with greater than, less than, or equal to.
0.2 and 0.02
0.2 > 0.02
Livi says that 50/100 is greater than 5/10. Is this true? Why or why not?
It is not true. 50/100 = 5/10
3/10 + 27/100 = 30/100
False; 57/100
Add: 0.75 + 0.2
0.95
Subtract:
59/100 - 3/10
29/100
Compare the 2 decimals with greater than, less than, or equal to.
0.3 and 0.30
0.3 = 0.30
Joey ran 35/100 of a mile. Henry ran 3/10 of a mile.
a. Who ran farther? Explain.
b. How much did they run in all?
a. Joey. 35/100 > 30/100
b. 65/100 of a mile
0.25 + 0.3 = 25/100 + 3/100
False; 25/100 + 3/10 or 30/100
Ms. Corron ran 45/100 of a mile. Ms. Snay ran 5/10 of a mile. Who ran farther?
Ms. Snay, 5/10 > 45/100
Which is bigger? 5/8 or 9/12? Show how you know.
9/12
CHALLENGE
Add:
0.54 + 0.3
0.84
Rory wrote this equation down:
1 2/5 = 5/5 + 2/5
Is this true?
Write three more equations that are all true and different. One must be multiplication. All denominators must be 5.
Yes, it is true.
Answers will vary. 7 x 1/5
3/4 = 75/100
True
My family was painting a wall. We had 2 1/2 gallons of paint and needed 4 1/2 gallons more.
a. How much paint did we have in all?
b. In the end, it took 7 5/8 gallons of paint to cover the wall. Was there any paint left over? If so, how much?
a. 7 gallons
b. 5/8 of a gallon