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1. Objective: Students will find
fractional parts of a number and
compare and order fractions.

2. • Numerator = top number
5
8
• Denominator = bottom number
• Ordering Fractions = change to decimals first then
compare

3. 3
6
,
3
5
,
3
8
,
3
4
Hint: The large the denominator, the smaller the number.

4. 1.
5
10
,
5
7
,
5
6
,
5
12
2.
2
4
,
2
8
,
2
3
,
2
5
3.
7
7
,
7
5
,
7
10
,
7
9

5. 2
3
,
5
8
,
3
6
Change to a decimal first, then order the fractions.
.66, .62, .5 So, then 3/6, 5/8 and 2/3 is least to
greatest.
You try:
1.
4
8
,
3
7
,
2
5
2.
5
12
,
7
10
,
6
9
3.
4
6
,
3
5
,
7
12

6. • There were 30 questions on the test. One third of the
questions were true-false, and two fifths were multiple
choice.
• How many questions are true-false?
1
3
x 30 = q
• How many questions were multiple choice?
2
5
x 30 = q

7. • A quart is 32 ounces. Roland drank one fourth of a quart
of Gatorade. How many ounces did he drink?
¼ x 32 =
• A mile is 1760 yards. Carolina ran one half of a mile.
How many yards did she run?
½ of 1760 =

8. How many minutes is 1/6 of
an hour?

9. Three fifths of the 60 questions on
Chandler’s test were multiple-choice.
How many multiple-choice questions
were there?

10. • Kaleigh drove 288 miles and used 8
gallons of fuel. Kaliegh’s car traveled
an average of how many miles per
gallon of fuel?