Created by V. S. Bell
H. H. Beam Elementary School
Gastonia, NC 28052
Use your white board to answer the following
questions. You may work problems on grid
paper or your calculator.
Mrs. Stein’s students wrote 6
poems about nature. They wrote
14 poems about pets. Nick wrote
1/10 of the poems. How many
poems did Nick write?
Nick wrote 2 poems. (6 + 14 = 20) 20 is the
denominator. He wrote 1 for each 10 blocks. 2
blocks of the 20 stand for Nick’s poems.
Which number has 6 as a
denominator?
6
5
6
10
6
5
6
1
2
Which is a mixed number ?
6
5
6
10
6
5
6
1
2
Which shows an improper
fraction with a numerator of 7?
7
7
4
4
10
7
7
1
4
Which number is written in
fraction form?
4 out of 10
4
10
0.40
0.4
Which amount is not equivalent?
0.25
$25
25
1
100
4
Which amount is not equivalent?
0.50
one quarter
50
1
100
2
Which amount is not equivalent?
0.75
Two quarters
75
3
100
4
Which amount is not equivalent?
0.25
One quarters
25
1
100
2
Which shows the value of 6 dimes
written in decimal form?
60
$0.60
100
sixty cents
60
Ms. Newton had 3 sheets of
stamps. Each sheet had 10
stamps. If Ms. Newton used 2/5
of the stamps, how many stamps
did she use?
Ms. Newton used 6 stamps. (3 x 10 = 30) 30 is
the denominator. He wrote 2 for each 5 blocks.
6 blocks of the 30 stand for stamps used.
Faith cut a square into 10 equal
sections. She colored 1/2 of the
pieces red and 1/2 blue. How
many tenths were red?
Faith had 5/10 red. 10 is the denominator. 1/2
of 10 is 5. 5 blocks of the 10 stand for the red
pieces.
Draw a picture to find 5/8 of 16.
10 is 5/8 of 16.
16 is the denominator. Mark off in groups of 8.
Five in each group of 8 are shaded. Now find
the number of blocks.
Draw a picture to find 6/8 of 16.
12 is 6/8 of 16.
16 is the denominator. Mark off in groups of 8.
Six in each group of 8 are shaded. Now find
the number of blocks.
Write <, >, or =.
1
1
1
2
5
6
3
2
3
6
1
2
<
5
6
Place these fractions in order from
least to greatest.
5
1
1
6
3
2
1
1
5
3
2
6
Place these fractions in order from
least to greatest.
2
2
1
6
3
2
2
1
2
6
2
3
Write <, >, or =.
1
1
1
2
5
6
3
2
3
6
1
3
>
1
6
Write <, >, or =.
1
1
1
2
5
6
3
2
3
6
2
3
>
1
2