1. Put the following numbers in ascending (least to great) order: Math-8 NOTES DATE: ______/_______/_______ What: ORDERING RATIONAL NUMBERS Why: To order groups of fractions, decimals, %’s, and #’s written in scientific notation in both ascending and descending order. NAME: #FractionDecimal%Scientific Notation Answer (List in Original Form): 1. 3/43/4 0.7457.5%7.5 x 10 -3 2. 1½1½ 1.42515%1.5 x 10 -2 3. 1/81/8 1.251.25%1.25 x 10 2 Decimal Version Decimal Version Decimal Version STRATEGY: Convert everything into decimals first!

2. Put the following numbers in descending (greatest to least) order: #FractionDecimal%Scientific Notation Answer (List in Original Form): 1. 3/53/5 0.6016%6 x 10 -3 2. 1/31/3 0.333.5%3.3 x 10 2 3. 13/813/8 1.3773.7%3.75 x 10 1 Decimal Version Decimal Version Decimal Version Word Problems: 1.Tony, Kara, and Emilio were running laps around the track. Tony ran 8.2 laps, Kara ran 8 3 / 10 laps, and Emilio ran 50% of 16 laps. Who ran the least amount of distance? 2.At Simpson Middle School, the 6 th graders are absent 1 / 8 of the time, the 7 th graders are absent 0.1 of the time, and 8 th graders are absent 13.5% of the time. Which grade is absent the most?

3. “PRACTICE IT” DATE: ______/_______/_______ NAME:__________________________ Ordering rational numbers #FractionDecimal%Scientific Notation Answer (List in Original Form): 1. 1/51/5 0.0220.5%2 x 10 -3 2. 6/86/8 0.7420.75%7.5 x 10 3 3. 7/97/9 0.777%7.7 x 10 -2 #FractionDecimal%Scientific Notation Answer (List in Original Form): 1. 4/64/6 0.76%6.6 x 10 2 2. 5/65/6 0.838.3%8.35 x 10 -2 3. 14 / 16 0.09758.75%8.75 x 10 2 Order the following from least to greatest (ascending): Order the following from to greatest to least (descending):