Ordering and Comparing Fractions and Decimals
Compare
0.333.... and 2/3
0.333 < 2/3
What is 1/2 as a decimal?
What do you do when your adding fractions with different denominators?
You convert it into a number that they are both a factor of.
What do you do when your subtracting fractions with different denominators?
Convert the denominators into a number that they are both a factor of, just like when your adding fractions.
How do you multiply fractions? Fraction by fraction and fraction by whole number
Fraction by fraction, you multiply the numerator by numerator and denominator by denominator.
Fraction by whole, you have to change the whole number into a fraction by putting a one as the denominator and then multiply straight across.
Order the following decimals from least to greatest:
1.677, 1.529, 1.35, and 1.6
1.35, 1.529, 1.6, and 1.677
What is 3/8 as a decimal?
0.375
What is 1/3 + 1/3=?
2/3
3/4- 1/4
2/4=1/2
3 x 5/8
15/8 or 1 7/8
Finish the equivalent fraction
1/3= ___/24
8
What is 5/8 as a decimal?
0.625
What is 2/6 + 1/3?
4/6 or 2/3
Find the difference.
7/9 - 1/2
5/18
Ebony walked 4/5 miles each day. How many miles did Ebony walk in 7 days?
28/5 or 5 3/5 miles
Which of the following is greater than 0.6?
3/4, 2/10, 2/5, 0.80, 0.35, or 2/3
3/4, 0.80, and 2/3
What is 1/3 as a decimal?
0.33333....
4 1/2 + 5 1/9=
9 11/18
5- 2 1/2
2 1/2
A baker has 4 dozen eggs to make pound cakes. He will use 1/2 dozen eggs per cake. How many pound cakes can the baker make?
2
Order Least to Greatest
0.78, 1/3, 5/6, 0.35, and 2/5
1/3,0.35, 2/5, 0.78, and 5/6
What is 5/6 as a decimal?
0.833333....
A recipe called for 1 1/4 cups water, 2/3 cup oil, and 1/2 cup of vinegar. How many total cups of liquid were in the recipe?
2 5/12 Cups
Rita is driving to her parents house that is 20 2/3 miles away. She has driven 12 2/5 miles. How much farther does Rita need to drive?
8 4/15
The recipe for pizza dough calls for 1/4 cup of flour. How much flour would we need to make 12 pizzas?
3 cups