Achievement Objectives
NA4-4: Apply simple linear proportions, including ordering fractions.
Specific Learning Outcomes
Find equivalent fractions and order fractions.
Description of Mathematics
Number Framework Stage 7
Activity
Using Number Properties
Problem: “List all the fractions less than 1 whole that can be made using only 3, 7, and 11.”(Answer: 3/7, 3/11, 7/11.)
Discuss which of those fractions is the smallest (3/11) and the largest (7/11).
Examples: Make the smallest fraction possible from two of these numbers:
3, 5, 1 7 10, 50, 61 30, 7, 2 ...
Examples: Find the closest fraction to 1 possible from two of these numbers:
3, 5, 17 10, 50, 61 30, 7, 2 ...
Understanding Number Properties:
Make up a fraction that has a denominator greater than 100 and that is just a little bit more than 1/2.
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Level Four