Lab 6

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Fractions,
Fractions, decimals and
and percentages
percentages +&–
fractions

Cheery Very Meaty

Chicken Veggie Mess

Texas Gourmet Double

Tomato Goody Cheese

WHOLESOME HARRY’S HEARTY PIZZA CAFÉ is different!

1 Complete Harry’s Menu Reminder List of equivalent slices/fractions for 1 whole.

a Very Veggie _________ slices = _________ thirds make 1 whole pizza
b Gourmet Goody _________ slices = _________ sixths make 1 whole pizza
c Cheery Chicken _________ slices = _________ quarters make 1 whole pizza
d Texas Tomato _________ slices = _________ eighths make 1 whole pizza
e Meaty Mess _________ slices = _________ fifths make 1 whole pizza
f Double Cheese _________ slices = _________ tenths make 1 whole pizza
You can have as many different fillings as you like, providing your slices add up to a WHOLE PIZZA!
2 Some of Harry’s customers like to order half a pizza of one filling and half a pizza of another
filling. How many slices of each can they order? What fraction additions does Harry make?
1 1 4 3
a 2 Texas Tomato (______ slices) + 2 Gourmet Goody (______ slices) 8 + 6 = 1 pizza
1 1
b 2 Double Cheese (______ slices) + 2 Texas Tomato (______ slices) ________ + ________ = ________
1 1
c 2 Gourmet Goody (______ slices) + 2 Double Cheese (______ slices) ________ + ________ = ________
1 1
d 2 Cheery Chicken (______ slices) + 2 Double Cheese (______ slices) ________ + ________ = ________

Challenge! Harry has a quiz for children. They get a 10% discount for every
correct answer. Will you get a discount? True/False
4 2
a 8 Texas Tomato Pizza equals 4 Cheery Chicken Pizza
3 5
b 5 Meaty Mess is more than 10 Double Cheese
2 5
c 3 Very Veggie is more than 6 Gourmet Goody

20 ACMNA125 Fractions and decimals • Compare fractions with related denominators and locate and represent them on a number line.
• Demonstrate equivalence between fractions using drawings and models.
 Equivalence
Equivalence Percentages
%

1 From Wholesome Harry’s Pizza Café menu on page 20, make a chart of equivalent fractions.
1 2 3 8 10
a 5 = 10 , 5 = 10 , 5 = 10 , 5 = 10 , 5 = 10
1 2 3 Equivalent fra
b 3 = 6 , 3 = 6 , 3 = 6 ctions
1 2 3 1 (π 4) 4
c 4 = 8 , 4 = 8 , 4 = 8
1 3 (π 4) = 12
d 2 = 4 = 6 = 10 Multiply nume
rator
2 Complete. and denomina
tor by
the same num
Common Fraction Fraction Decimal Percentage ber.
1 5
eg 2 10 0.5 50%
1
a 4 100
1
b 5 10
2
c 5 10
3
d 5 10
8
e 5 10
9
f 10 90%
g 100 0.75

3 Harry’s Friday night menu board gives percentages instead of fractions for choices.
Replace all his fractions with percentages of pizzas.
1 8
a 5 __________ % Meaty Mess + 10 __________ % Double Cheese = 100%
1 3
b 2 __________ % Cheery Chicken + 6 __________ % Gourmet Goody = 100%
3 2
c 4 __________ % Cheery Chicken + 8 __________ % Texas Tomato = 100%
4 5
d 8 __________ % Texas Tomato + 10 __________ % Double Cheese = 100%

4 Colour the fraction given for each slab of pizza. Compare the sizes of the fractions coloured,
using >, <. < = is less than > = is greater than
5 5 5
a 8 e 8 > 6 True/False _____________________
5 5 7
b 6 f 6 < 10 True/False _____________________
7 7 7
c 10 g 8 > 10 True/False _____________________
7 h Write the fractions in ascending order.
d 8
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ACMNA125 & ACMNA131 Fractions and decimals • Compare fractions with related denominators and locate and represent them on a number line. 21
• Make connections between equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.
 Problem
Problem solving
solving How much left?
1 The Klumpy kids bought a pizza each and ate them in the park.
After ten minutes, they compared how much they had left.
Kev Klumpy said he had 60% left which he thought was the most.
Kathy Klumpy didn’t know what percentages were and she said
she had three quarters of hers left.
Kris Klumpy ate quickly and had 0·625 of hers left.
Kollin Krumpy liked to eat slowly and kept as much of his as he could.
He had seven eighths left.
a P rove to Kev who had the most left. Draw a diagram for each pizza showing
how much was left.
b Complete the table and list the amount of pizza each Krumpy Kid has left. Is Kev right? ___________

Kev's Pizza Kathy's Pizza

Kris's Pizza

Kev

Kathy
Kollin's Pizza
Kris

Kollin

22 ACMNA131 Fractions and decimals • Make connections between equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.
 Decimal
Decimal equivalents
equivalents Percentages
%

1 Use a calculator. means

Common Fraction Decimal Thousandths Percentage !
8 1÷8
1 125
eg 8 0.125 1000 12.5% 0.125
3 8 1.000
a 8
5 125 12.5
b 8 1000 = 100 = .
7 12 5%
c 8
1
d 3
2
e 3
1
f 6
5
g 6

2 Count the birds inhabiting the Zoo

Wetlands. Note the numbers of each kind.
a Peacocks b Parrots
c Ducks d Owls
e Total Birds ________
What fraction of the total are:
f Peacocks? g Parrots?
h Ducks? i Owls?
3 Are the following true or false?
a More than 12.5% of birds in the Zoo Wetlands are owls. _______________
b Parrots and peacocks account for 75% of the bird population here. _______________
c 12.5% of the birds are ducks. _______________
d 60% of the birds are peacocks. _______________
e Owls and ducks together account for 25% of the birds. _______________
4 Place the fractions, decimals and percentages in their correct boxes.
1 1 1
3 4 5

2 333 4 2 20 250 2 3
8 , 25%, 0.20, 1000 , 12 , 10 , 33.3%, 0.25, 100 , 1000 , 20%, 6 , 0.2, 12 , 0.333

ACMNA131 Fractions and decimals • Make connections between equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages. 23