Task 1
What are the decimal and percent equivalents for the fractions ½ and ¼?
Task 2
Convert the fraction to a decimal and a percent.
Task 3
Using a 10 x 10 grid, identify the decimal and percent equivalents of .
Task 4
Shade 6 small squares in a 4 x 10 grid. Using the grid, explain how to determine each of the following: a)
the percent of area that is shaded, b) the decimal part of area that is shaded, and c) the fractional part
of area that is shaded.
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11.124 Introduction to Education: Looking Forward and Looking Back on Education
Fall 2011
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