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Compare Fractions by Changing Them to Decimals

In this worksheet, students will test the comparison of fractions by changing them to decimals.

'Compare Fractions by Changing Them to Decimals' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 3

Year:  Year 7 Maths worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Number

Curriculum subtopic:   Use Calculators/Technology for Accuracy

Difficulty level:  

Worksheet Overview

In this activity, we will learn how to compare fractions by changing them to decimals.

 

calculator

 

Compare the fractions by first using your calculator to change them into decimal fractions.

 

Example:

 

Compare
1
11
and
11
23
 

 

 
1
11
=
1 ÷ 11 = 0.0909090909091
 

 

 
11
23
=
11 ÷ 23 = 0.478260869565
 
Answer:   
1
11
is less than
11
23

 

 

 

 

 

 

That looks pretty easy, doesn't it? Let's give it a go with some questions.

 

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