Ordering fractions by converting | Maths | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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A number is in decimal form when the decimal point is shown and there are digits to the ______ of the decimal point.
- 'right' ✓
Select all the values that are greater than 0.3683
- 0.3634
- 0.357
- 0.3759 ✓
- 0.3683
- 0.36835 ✓
What number is $a$ pointing to?
- '12.4' ✓
What number is $b$ pointing to?
- '13.5' ✓
What number is $c$ pointing to?
- '8.8' ✓
What number is $d$ pointing to?
- '13.9' ✓

The ______ is the expression in a fraction that is written above the fraction line.
- 'numerator' ✓
The ______ is the expression in a fraction that is written below the fraction line.
- 'denominator' ✓
Order the steps to show how to convert $\frac{11}{20}$ to a decimal
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  $\frac{11}{20} \times 1$
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  $\frac{11}{20} \times \frac{5}{5}$
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  $\frac{11 \times 5}{20 \times 5}$
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  $\frac{55}{100}$
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  $0.55$
In order to compare fractions and decimals, you must always convert them into the same form.
- True
- False ✓
Order these values from smallest to largest.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  $3.4$
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  $3\frac{1}{2}$
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  $3\frac{3}{4}$
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  $3.9$
Order these values from smallest to largest.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  $0.85$
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  $\frac{7}{8}$
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  $\frac{23}{25}$
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  $0.9375$

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Fractions with denominators that are not a factors of 10^n cannot be converted into a decimal.

This is a good opportunity to reiterate that fractions are an alternative way of writing a division.

Decimal form - A number is in decimal form when the decimal point is shown and there are digits to the right of the decimal point.
Numerator - The expression in a fraction that is written above the fraction line. It is the dividend.
Denominator - The expression in a fraction that is written below the fraction line. It is the divisor.