Fractions and Decimals

Place Value

Ones Tenths Hundredths Thousandths

1 2 3 4

The African pygmy hedgehog is a popular pet in North America. The average African pygmy
hedgehog weighs between 0.5 lb and 1.25 lb. How can these weights be written as fraction
or mixed numbers?

Write 0.5 as a fraction and 1.25 as a mixed number in simplest form.

A. 0.5

5
0.5 is five __________ 0.5 =

Simplify using the GCF.

The GCF of 5 and 10 is _____. ____ = ÷ = _____

÷
Divide the numerator and
the denominator by ______.

B. 1.25
1.25 is one and ______________. 1.25 = 1

Simplify using the GCF.

The GCF of 25 and 100 is _______. ____ = ÷ = ____

÷
Divide the numerator and
The denominator by ______.

So, the average African pygmy hedgehog weighs between

______ lb and ______ lb.

Example
Write the mixed number or fraction as a decimal. Tell whether the decimal terminates or
repeats.

3
A. 6 8

A terminating decimal eventually ends. 8 3.000

STEP 1
Use division to rename the fraction part as a decimal.

The quotient has _____ decimal places.

STEP 2
Add the whole number to the decimal.

6 + ___________ = __________

3 3
So, 6 8
= ___________. The decimal form of 6 8
______________.

5
B. 11

A repeating decimal has one or more digits that repeat endlessly.

STEP 1
Use division to rename the fraction as a decimal.
11 5.0000
The digits _____ repeat in the quotient.

STEP 2
Write the repeating decimal.

5 5
11
= 0.454545… 11
= 0.45

5
So, 11
= ____________________ or __________.

The decimal form of ___ ______________.

Write as a fraction or as a mixed number in simplest form.

5
1. 95.5 = 95 = 2. 0.6

__________________ ________________

7
3. 5.75 4. 8

__________________ ________________

2 3
5. 3
6. 25

__________________ _________________

7. 0.27 8. 0.055

__________________ __________________

1
9. 2.45 10. 6

__________________ __________________
Compare and Order Fractions and Decimals

To compare fractions with the same denominators, compare the numerators. To compare
fractions with the same numerators, compare the denominators.

Same Denominators Same Numerators

Two of three equal parts is greater Two of three equal parts is greater
than one of three equal parts. than two of five equal parts.

2 1 2 2
So, 3 3
. So, 3 5

Unlock the Problem

Three new flowering dogwood trees were planted in a park in Springfield, Missouri. The trees
1 2 5
were 6 2
ft, 5 3
ft, 5 8 ft tall. Order the plant heights from least to greatest.

To compare and order fractions with unlike denominators.

1 2 5
A. Order 6 2 , 5 3 , 5 8 from least to greatest.
STEP 1
1 2 5
Compare the whole numbers first. 6 2
5 3
58 5 6

STEP 2 Think: _____ is a multiple of 3 and 8,

If the whole numbers are the same, so _____ is a common denominator.
compare the fractions.

2𝑥8 5𝑥
Use common denominators to write 5 3𝑥8
=5 5 8𝑥
=5
equivalent fractions.

STEP 3
1
Compare the numerators. 5 <5 <6 2
Order the fractions from least
to greatest.
So, from least to greatest, the order is ______ ft, ______ ft, ______ ft.
 B. Fractions and Decimals - You can compare fractions and decimals.
One Way
2
Compare 0.92 and 7
. Write <, >, or =.
STEP 1 STEP 2
1 2 1
Compare 0.92 to 2
. Compare 7
to 2
.

1 2 1
0.92 2 7 2

2
So, 0.92 7

Another Way
Compare 0.8 and . Write <,>, or =.
STEP 1 STEP 2
Write as a decimal. Use <, >, or = to compare the
Decimals.

4 3. 0 0
3
4
= ______

0.80 ______

3
So, 0.8 4

Order from least to greatest.

3 5 9
1. 3 6 , 3 8 , 2 10

3𝑥 3𝑥
Think: Compare the 3 6𝑥
=3 3 6𝑥
=3 _____, _____, _____
Whole numbers first.
Write <, >, or =.

4
2. 0.8 12
1
3. 0.22 4
1
4. 20
0.06

Order from least to greatest.

4 1
5. 1 5 , 1.25, 1 10

2
6. 0.6, 3
, 0.66

1 2 7
7. 2
, 5
, 15

Order from greatest to least.

8. , 5.05,
9. , ,
10. , ,
Simplify Factors

7
Some of the corn grown in the United States is used for making fuel. Suppose 10
of a
2
farmer’s total crop is corn. He sells 5
of the corn for fuel production. What fractions of the
farmer’s total crop does he sell for fuel production?

2 7
Multiply 5
𝑥 10
.
Mid-Chapter Checkpoint

Vocabulary
Choose the best term from the box to complete the sentence.
1. A _________________ is a decimal representation of a number that has a repeating
pattern that continues endlessly.
2. A _________________ decimal is a decimal representation of a number that
eventually ends.

Vocabulary

mixed number

repeating decimal

terminating decimal

Write as a decimal.

7 4
3. 12
= ___________ 5. 1 9
= _________

39 19
4. 8 40
= ___________ 6. 25
= _________

Order from least to greatest.

4 3
7. 5
, 4
, 0. 88 = ________________________

3
8. 0. 65, 0. 59, 5
= _______________________

1 2 11
9. 1 4 , 1 3 , 12
= _________________________

8
10. 0. 9, 9
, 0. 86 = _________________________
Find the product. Write it in simplest form.

2 1
11. 3
𝑥 8
=

4 2
12. 5
𝑥 5
=

3
13. 12 𝑥 4
=

5 4
14. Mia climbs 8
of the height of the rock wall. Lee climbs 5
of Mia’s distance. What fraction

of the wall does Lee climb?

__________________________________________________________________________

Choose the correct answer.

4 1
15. In Zoe’s class, 5
of the students have pets. Of the students who have pets, 8
have

rodents. What fraction of the students in Zoe’s class have rodents?

1 2
a. 40
c. 5

1 1
b. 10
d. 2

2 3
16. A recipe calls for 2 3
cups of flour. Terrell wants to make 4
of the recipe. How much flour

should he use?
1 1
a. 2
cup c. 1 2
cups
2
b. 3
cup d. 2 cups
17. Following the Baltimore Running Festival in 2009, volunteers collected and recycled 3.75
tons of trash. How can you write 3.75 as a mixed number in the simplest form?
1 3
a. 3 2
c. 3 4

2 15
b. 3 3
d. 4

18. Four students took an exam. The fraction of the total possible points that each received is
given. Which student had the highest score?
22 4
a. Monica, 25
c. Nikki, 5

17 3
b. Lily, 20
d. Sydney, 4

5 3
19. Mandy has a 8
-pound bag of blueberries. She uses 10
of the bag to make pancakes for

her friends. How many pounds of blueberries does Mandy use for the pancakes?
3 2
a. 16
pound c. 5
pound
4 3
b. 9
pound d. 4
pound

1 2
20. The length of a rectangles is 4 2
centimeters. The width of the rectangles is 2 5

centimeters. What is the area of the rectangle?

4 1
a. 13 5
square centimeters c. 8 5
centimeters
4 9
b. 10 5
square centimeters d. 6 10
centimeters