Multiplication
-5/8 x 1 4/5
-9/8 or -1 1/8
Determine which symbol to use. <, >, or =?
-5.5 ____ -6
−5.5 > −6
Convert the fraction to a decimal
3/5
0.6
Write the decimal 0.75. Is it terminating or repeating?
Terminating
The temperature is 15°F. It decreases 3°F each hour for 4 hours. What is the new temperature?
15 - (3 × 4) = 15 - 12 = 3°F
2/3 x -3/4
-6/12 = -1/2
Determine which symbol to use. <, >, or =?
-100 ___ 100
−100 < 100
Convert the fraction to a decimal
7/8
0.875
Write the fraction 2/3 as a decimal. Is it terminating or repeating?
Repeating
The temperature is 30°F. It decreases 2°F each hour for 3 hours. What is the new temperature?
30 - (2 × 3) = 30 - 6 = 24°F
-1 1/2 x 2/5
-6/10 = -3/5
Determine which symbol to use. <, >, or =?
-5.5 ____ -6
−5.5 > −6
Convert the fraction to a decimal
4/9
0.4 (repeating)
Write the fraction 5/8 as a decimal. Is it terminating or repeating?
Terminating
The temperature is -10°F. It rises 8°F in the morning, then drops 5°F in the afternoon. What is the new temperature?
-10 + 8 - 5 = -7°F
4/9 x 2 1/4
4/9 x 9/4 = 1
Determine which symbol to use. <, >, or =?
-4/5 ____ -0.7
-4/5 < -0.7
(-4/5 = -0.8)
Convert the fraction to a decimal
11/20
0.55
Write the fraction 7/12 as a decimal. Is it terminating or repeating?
Repeating
The temperature is 50°F. It decreases 4°F each hour for 5 hours, then rises 6°F. What is the new temperature?
50 - (4 × 5) + 6 = 50 - 20 + 6 = 36°F
-2 1/4 x 1 2/3
-9/4 x 5/3 = -45/12
-1 1/2 ____ -1.4
-1 1/2 < -1.4
(-1 1/2 = -1.5)
Convert the fraction to a decimal
5/12
0.4166 (repeating)
Write the fraction 11/30 as a decimal. Is it terminating or repeating?
Repeating
The temperature is 56°F. It decreases for 6 hours. Each hour, the temperature decreases by 3°F. Then the temperature rises 12°F. What is the new temperature?
56 - (3 × 6) + 12 = 56 - 18 + 12 = 50°F