Nov. 6-10

Grade 7 Problem of the Week Nov. 6-10

• 1. Order the fractions in each set from least to greatest. Explain/show how you know by making equivalent fractions, using benchmarks or drawing the fractions. You can't use the same method for all three. 

a) 5/8, 3/8, 12/16, 1/2

b) 1/5, 1/8, 3/9, 2/8 

c) 2/5, 1/3, 3/10, 7/20

2.  Some of the gymnastics scores out of 10 were given as mixed numbers and some as decimals. Order the scores from greatest to least.

6.75, 6 1/3, 6 7/8, 6.25, 6 7/20

3. Sarah thinks 3⅝, 358 and 3.28 are equivalent. Is he correct?  Explain how you know.