1. Created by V. S. Bell H. H. Beam Elementary School Gastonia, NC 28052

2. Use your white board to answer the following questions. You may work problems on grid paper or your calculator.

3. Mrs. Stein’s students wrote 6 poems about nature. They wrote 14 poems about pets. Nick wrote 1/10 of the poems. How many poems did Nick write? Nick wrote 2 poems. (6 + 14 = 20) 20 is the denominator. He wrote 1 for each 10 blocks. 2 blocks of the 20 stand for Nick’s poems.

4. Which number has 6 as a denominator? 6 10 5656 6565 1212 6

5. Which is a mixed number ? 6 10 5656 6565 1212 6

6. Which shows an improper fraction with a numerator of 7? 7474 7 10 4747 1414 7

7. Which number is written in fraction form? 4 out of 10 0.40 0.4 4 10

8. Which amount is not equivalent? 25 100 $25 1414 0.25

9. Which amount is not equivalent? 50 100 one quarter 1212 0.50

10. Which amount is not equivalent? 75 100 Two quarters 3434 0.75

11. Which amount is not equivalent? 25 100 One quarters 1212 0.25

12. Which shows the value of 6 dimes written in decimal form? 60 100 $0.60 sixty cents 60

13. Ms. Newton had 3 sheets of stamps. Each sheet had 10 stamps. If Ms. Newton used 2/5 of the stamps, how many stamps did she use? Ms. Newton used 6 stamps. (3 x 10 = 30) 30 is the denominator. He wrote 2 for each 5 blocks. 6 blocks of the 30 stand for stamps used.

14. Faith cut a square into 10 equal sections. She colored 1/2 of the pieces red and 1/2 blue. How many tenths were red? Faith had 5/10 red. 10 is the denominator. 1/2 of 10 is 5. 5 blocks of the 10 stand for the red pieces.

15. Draw a picture to find 5/8 of 16. 10 is 5/8 of 16. 16 is the denominator. Mark off in groups of 8. Five in each group of 8 are shaded. Now find the number of blocks.

16. Draw a picture to find 6/8 of 16. 12 is 6/8 of 16. 16 is the denominator. Mark off in groups of 8. Six in each group of 8 are shaded. Now find the number of blocks.

17. Write, or =. 1212 1313 1616 2323 5656 1212 5656 <

18. Place these fractions in order from least to greatest. 5656 1313 1212 1212 1313 5656

19. 2626 2323 1212 1212 2626 2323

20. Write, or =. 1212 1313 1616 2323 5656 1313 1616 >

21. 1212 1313 1616 2323 5656 2323 1212 >