Lesson #8 title: PART 8 = Comparing Fraction, Percent, Decimals using Word Problems
Date:
THROUGH-LINE: Order-discovering
99
Percent (%) makes ‘sense’ when it is expressed in equivalences (example: 99% = 100 = 0.99 = 99 out of 100).
OUTCOMES:
1. Compare a given fraction or percent or decimal by expressing it in its equivalence.
MATERIAL NEEDED: highlighters, pencil, blue pen
Example #1: (obtained from Eduguide6 p.44)
Which of these is equal to
𝟐𝟎
𝟐𝟓
? CIRCLE all that are true.
What an EXCELLENT, OUTSTANDING QUESTION!!!
𝟒𝟎
𝟓𝟎
,
80%
40%
𝟒
𝟓
,
0.85
,
0.85
𝟐𝟎
𝟏𝟎𝟎
FINAL ANSWERS:
𝟒𝟎
𝟓𝟎
,
80%
40%
𝟒
𝟓
𝟐𝟎
𝟏𝟎𝟎
Example #2: (obtained from Eduguide6 p.41)
Which of the following has the smallest value?
𝟏
𝟐
,
0.02
FINAL ANSWER:
Example #3:
FINAL ANSWER:
4%
𝟔
𝟏𝟎
,
0.05
𝟒
𝟓
,
𝟑%
L8(3)
YOUR TURN 
#1: (obtained from Eduguide6 p.41)
You have 50 marbles. You give 13 to Ms.T and keep the rest. What percentage do you
keep?
FINAL ANSWER:
#2:
Write THREE fractions, THREE decimals, ONE percent for the SHADED part in each picture.
L8(4)
#3: (obtained from Eduguide6 p.42)
Kate, Rob, and Summer all ordered the same sized pizza. Rob ate
75% of hers, and Kate did not eat
Rob’s pizza was not eaten?
3
10
6
10
of his, Summer ate
of her pizza. Who ate the most pizza? What % of
FINAL ANSWER #1:
FINAL ANSWER #2:
#4: (obtained from Eduguide6 p.45)
You scored 13 out of 20 on your first vocabulary quiz, 60% on the next, 18 out of 25 on
the third, and finally 7 out of 10. Which was your best quiz score?
FINAL ANSWER:
#5: (obtained from Eduguide6 p.44)
Which of the following has the largest value?
𝟏
𝟒
,
0.25
FINAL ANSWER:
20%
𝟑
𝟏𝟎
,
0.29
𝟐𝟑
𝟏𝟎𝟎
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#6. Write TWO equivalent decimals for each of these and the PERCENT.
a) 0.2 =
b) 0.70 =
c) 0.300 =
d) 0.10 =
e) 0.6 =
f) 0.400 =
g) 0.50 =
#7: (obtained from Eduguide6 p.42)
Manuel received 46 out of 50 on his latest science test. What percent is this?
FINAL ANSWER:
#8: (Question obtained from EduGuide5 p.171)
WRITE the amount shaded as a fraction AND as a decimal. Now write two equivalent
fractions and two equivalent decimals for each non-shaded amount.
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#9: (Question obtained from EduGuide5 p.187 & Eduguide4 p.260)
#10: (Question obtained from EduGuide5 p.205)
#11: (Question obtained from EduGuide5 p.162)
Write three equivalent decimals for the amount shaded. Convert each decimal to the
equivalent fraction.