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Lesson 2 Homework Practice
Compare and Order Rational Numbers
Replace each
with >, <, or = to make a true sentence.
Use a number line if necessary.
5
1. −
1
−
6
5
15
5. −−
12
−−
1
9. 4 −
2
4 −−
=
21
5
9
−−
36
−−
4
10. 7−
2
7−
32
10
48
9
6
3. −
<
10
24
6. −−
>
18
3
4
−
9
8
7. - −−
=
11
8
-1 −−
10
8 out of 10 <
14. 0.65
15. 4 out of 5
3
−
16. 1 out of 3
4
>
2
−
mile
5
>
7
18. −−
gram
3
yard
19. −
1
−
yard
>
1
20. 2 −
quarts
4
10
2
<
< 12. 9 −1
5
9−
<
20
6
=
65 out of 100
2
mile
17. −
8
19
−−
15
2
1.3
>
8
14
8. −−
>
11
20
1
−
7
10
- −−
17
11. -1−−
<
2
4. −
=
6
13. 1 out of 2
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4
2. −
>
3
<
0.72 gram
<
3
2−
quarts
5
<
List each set of numbers in order from least to greatest.
3 2
, −, 0.65
21. −
5 3
7
8
22. −
, 0.98, −
3
2
−
, 0.65, −
5
3
8
9
7 8
−
, −, 0.98
8 9
1 1
23. 0.2, −
, −−
4 12
1
1
−−
, 0.2, −
12
4
24. BASEBALL The pitchers for the home team had 12 strikeouts for 32 batters,
while the pitchers for the visiting team had 15 strikeouts for 35 batters.
Which pitching team had a greater fraction of strikeouts? the visiting team
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25. TRANSPORTATION To get to school, −−
of the students ride in the family
50
vehicle, 5 out of 12 students ride on the school bus, and 0.12 of the students
ride a bike. Order the types of transportation students use to get to school
19
from least to greatest.
0.12 (riding a bike), −− (riding in the family vehicle),
50
5 out of 12 (riding the school bus)
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