Adding Fractions
1/4 + 2/4 = ?
3/4
4/5 - 2/5 = ?
2/5
10^3
1,000
Andre ran 4/5 of a 7 mile trail. Did he run more or less than 7 miles? Why?
Less. 4/5 is less than one!
45 X 0.1 = ?
4.5
2/10 + 7/10 = ?
9/10
16/20 - 7/20 = ?
9/20
10,000
10^4
Clare ran ?/10 of a 7-mile trail. She ran a distance greater than 7 miles. What could the missing numerator be to make the statement true?
ANYTHING higher than 10
45 divided by 0.1 = ?
450
1/8 + 1/2 = ?
5/8
4/6 - 1/2 = ?
1/6
10 X 10 X 10 X 10 X 10
10^5 or 100,000
Explain why multiplying a fraction by a number less than 1 makes the fraction smaller.
Multiplying a fraction by a number less than 1 is the same as taking a part of that fraction, resulting in a smaller value.
L = 12, W = 3, H = 4. What is the volume?
144 cubic units
2/3 + 1/7 = ?
17/21
3/5 - 2/9 = ?
17/45
3 X 10^6
3,000,000
About 10^6 people live in Michigan, about 10^4 people live in in Flint. How many times as many people live in Michigan as in Flint?
10^2 or 100
Length = 2, Width = 7, Volume = 56 cubic units. What is the Height?
4
2 1/2 + 3 3/4 = ?
6 1/4
3 1/5 - 1 3/10 = ?
1 9/10
10^3 X (11 - 4)
7,000
There are about 10^11 stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. There are about 10^24 stars in the universe. How many times as many stars are there in the universe than in the Milky Way?
10^13 or 10,000,000,000,000 (10 trillion)
What is the length measuring around a rectangle called?
Perimiter