Fractions, Decimals and Percentages · Chapter 1

Fraction Picture

The bottom number says how many equal pieces make a whole; the top counts how many you have. See it.

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Opens on Chapter 1’s example: Owen’s tape measure, 5/8 of an inch, and 2/5 of 30 RSVPs.

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From the book, Chapter 1. 5/8 inch is 10/16 on a tape marked in sixteenths. Inez’s 7/4 cups is 1 3/4 cups; 2 1/3 is 7/3. Two-fifths of 30 RSVPs: one fifth is 6, so 12 are children. A third of a pound is 5 1/3 ounces against a quarter-pound’s 4. A job of 1 2/3 hours at $18 an hour pays $30.

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