{"id":112,"date":"2022-04-12T09:35:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2025-04-07T11:50:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T11:50:09","slug":"f-7-compare-fractions-word-problems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/f-7-compare-fractions-word-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"F.7 Compare fractions: word problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Compare fractions: word problems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\">Key notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">A percent is 1 part out of 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">1% is equal to 1\/100 or 0.01.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#105000\"><strong>Learn with an example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff79c\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#b00012\">\ud83d\udd25<strong>During study hall, Ernest finished 1\/4 of the problems from his maths homework. Jackson did 1\/2 of the problems from his maths homework. Who did a greater fraction of his maths problems?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ernest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jackson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>First write 1\/4 as a decimal. Then convert the decimal to percentage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1\/4 = 0.25 = 25%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do the same thing for  1\/2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1\/2 = 0.5 = 50%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now compare the percentages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>25% ? 50%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>25 is less than 50, so 25% &lt; 50%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackson did a greater fraction of his maths problems.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#c2e8f8\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#b00012\">\ud83d\udd25<strong>Yesterday, Nicholas bought 1\/2 of the items on his shopping list. Kendrick purchased 8\/9 of the items on his shopping list. Who bought a greater fraction of the items on his shopping list?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nicholas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kendrick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>First write 1\/2 as a decimal. Then convert the decimal to percentage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1\/2 = 0.5 = 50%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do the same thing for  8\/9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8\/9 = 0.88888&#8230; = 88.888&#8230;.%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now compare the percentages. Compare whole number parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>50% ? 88.888%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>50 is less than 88, so 50% &lt; 88.888&#8230;.%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kendrick bought a greater fraction of his shopping list items.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#e5f7c1\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#b00012\">\ud83d\udd25<strong>Yesterday, Josiah bought 7\/10 of the items on his shopping list. daniel purchased 1\/6 of the items on his shopping list. Who bought a greater fraction of the items on his shopping list?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Josiah <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>daniel <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>First write  7\/10 as a decimal.Then convert the decimal to a percentage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7\/10=0.7=70%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do the same thing for 1\/6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1\/6=0.166666&#8230;=16.666&#8230;%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now compare the percentages. Compare the whole-number parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>70<\/strong>%&nbsp;<sub><\/sub>&nbsp;<strong>16<\/strong>.666&#8230;%<br><br>70 is greater than 16, so 70% &gt; 16.666&#8230;%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Josiah bought a greater fraction of his shopping list items.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/35854\/436\/378\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-299.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-299.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-299-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-299-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-299-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/89896\/599\/690\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-309.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-309.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-309-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-309-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-309-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compare fractions: word problems Key notes: A percent is 1 part out of 100. 1% is equal to 1\/100 or 0.01. Learn with an example \ud83d\udd25During study hall, Ernest finished 1\/4 of the problems from his maths homework. Jackson did 1\/2 of the problems from his maths homework. 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