Download Name___________________ Comparing and Ordering Fractions

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Comparing and Ordering Fractions and Decimals
When comparing fractions and, convert everything to decimals and then compare!
1. Mr. Devers plans to purchase a new home entertainment center on a finance plan. He must make an initial
down payment that is a portion of the total cost. The table below shows the down payments that 4 different
stores require.
Store
Down Payment
Wall Mart
0.15
Best Buy
1
5
1
8
0.18
Frye’s
Circuit City
Which store has the smallest down payment?
a) Wal Mart
b) Best Buy
c) Frye’s
d) Circuit City
2. As part of a science experiment, 4 students each planted some flower seeds. After one week the students
compared the number of seeds that germinated with the number of seeds planted. Their results are shown in the
table below.
Student
Result
Nadia
0.75
Eduardo
4
5
2
3
0.6
Jane
Jordan
Which list shows the students in order with least to greatest amount of seeds germinated?
a) Nadia, Eduardo, Jordan, Jane
b) Jordan, Jane, Eduardo, Nadia
c) Jordan, Jane, Nadia, Eduardo
d) Eduardo, Nadia, Jordan, Jane
3. Place the following numbers in order from least to greatest:
.66,
5
8
0.4,
3
4
4. Destiny must choose one card from the cards shown below.
11
16
0.2
0.85
7
8
Which card should Destiny choose if the number on the card she chooses must be
1
5
greater than but less than ?
2
6
5. Russ kept a record of the time he spent on after-school activities. His results are shown in the table.
Activity
Time (hours)
Basketball Practice
1.5
Tutoring
Homework
Chores
3
4
1
1
3
5
6
Which list shows the after-school activities in order from the most amount of time to the least amount of time?
a) chores, tutoring, homework, basketball
b) homework, basketball, tutoring, chores
c) basketball, tutoring, chores, homework
d) basketball, homework, chores, tutoring