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Unit 4 Test : Fractions and Decimals

Directions: Add, subtract, or multiply the fractions.

7 2
1) + =
12 12

4 1
2) + =
6 6

5 2
3) - =
10 10

25 25
4) + =
100 100

4 3
5) - =
8 8

4 1
6) 3 + 4 =
6 6

20 6
7) 10 -4 =
100 100

8 3
8) 7 +6 =
12 12

Directions: Chose the best answer for each question.

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9) Circle all of the answers that correctly decompose .
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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
a) + + + + + + + +
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

1 3 5
b) + +
12 12 12

1 8 1
c) + +
12 12 12
10) Sam has a red pail and a blue pail that are the same size. The red
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pail is full with water. The blue pail is full with water. Which statement
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best explains why the blue pail has more water in it?

a) The numerator 9 is greater than the numerator 3

b) The denominator 10 is greater than the denominator 5
3 6 6 9
c) The fraction is equal to , and is less than
5 10 10 10
d) The difference between the numerator and the denominator
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in is less than it is in
10 5

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11) In Mike’s marble collection, of the marbles are glass and of the
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marbles are steel. What fraction of the marbles are either glass or steel?
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a)
12
1
b)
12
5
c)
8
8
d)
12

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12) Jenny says that she lives of a mile from the school and Ken says
10
1
that he lives mile from the school. They live right next door to each
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other. Which statement best describes the relationship of for how far they
live from the school.

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a) Jenny lives closer because is less than
10 2
1 5
b) Ken lives closer because is less than
2 10
1 5
c) They both live the same distance because and are
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equivalent fractions, so they are equal
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d) They live of a mile from the school because I added the two
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fractions together
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13) On Lulu’s farm of the trees are pine trees and of the
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trees are birch trees. What decimal number is equal to the
fraction of the trees on Lulu’s farm that are either pine trees or
birch trees?

a) 0.051
b) 0.078
c) 0.51
d) 0.78

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14) Gus rode his bike 1 miles from his school to the park. He then
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rode his bike 2 miles from the park to his house. What is the
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total distance Gus rode his bike from his school, to the park, and
to his house?

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a) 3 miles
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2
b) 3 miles
4
2
c) 3 miles
4
2
d) 4 miles
4

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15) Lucy has 6 packages of balloons. Each package of balloons is full.
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Which improper fraction shows the amount of balloons Lucy has
in total?
18
a)
4
18
b)
24
9
c)
10
3
d)
24
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16) Julio measured his plant in science class and said that is it of a
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meter tall. His teacher told him to record it on his paper as a
decimal. Which of the following shows his measurement as a
decimal?

a) 0.022 meters
b) 0.2 meters
c) 0.20 meters
d) 0.22 meters

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17) Jacob was asked to write fractions that are equivalent to . He
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wrote the following fractions on his paper. Circle all of the
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fractions that are equivalent to .
8
3
a)
24
5
b)
40
8
c)
48
9
d)
72

18) Mrs. Smith wrote the decimal 0.22 on the chalkboard and asked the
students to list fractions that are smaller than this decimal on their paper.
Here are four of the answers the students came up with. Circle all of the
fractions that are less than 0.22.

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a)
10
20
b)
100
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c)
100
3
d)
10
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19) Which of the following fractions are less than ?
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1
a)
4
4
b)
8
9
c)
12
3
d)
12

20) Circle all of the following inequalities that are true?

a) 0.35 < 0.4

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b) > 0.10
10
5
c) 4.5 > 4
10
50 4
d) >
100 10

21) Lori has 656 plastic eggs for the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the park.
If each child is allowed to find 8 eggs, how many children will be able to
participate in the egg hunt?

a) 100 children
b) 80 children
c) 82 children
d) 78 children

22) Which of the following numbers has a 7 in the hundredths place?

a) 765.09
b) 76.7
c) 67.20
d) 757.87

23) Which of the following numbers has an 8 in the tenths place?

a) 89.0
b) 97.8
c) 834.08
d) 458.45
24) On the last reading test, Mya answered 78 of the 100 questions
correctly. Which decimal shows the number of questions Mya answered
incorrectly?
a) 0.22 questions
b) 2.2 questions
c) 0.78 questions
d) 0.022 questions

25) Mrs. Cottontail is making Easter Baskets for each of her students.
She would like to put 12 eggs in each basket. If she has 56 baskets, how
many eggs will she need?
a) 652 eggs
b) 642 eggs
c) 672 eggs
d) 682 eggs

26) Look at the number line below. Which fraction should appear on the
number line where the dot is located?

1
a)
4
1
b)
6
2
c)
4
3
d)
4
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27) Each child in the class has of a bag of candy left from the party. If
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there are 22 children in the class, which improper fraction represents how
much candy they have in all?
110
a)
8
27
b)
5
110
c)
176
27
d)
30
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28) What is the product of 6 x ?
12

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a)
12
10
b)
12
24
c)
72
10
d)
20

29) Mickey has a marble collection with 100 marbles. He divided his
marbles into groups according to the color of them. He found that he had
22 blue marbles that are blue, 17 that are red, 14 that are orange, and the
rest are yellow. Which fraction represents the number of marbles that are
yellow in his collection?

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a)
100
14
b)
100
17
c)
100
53
d)
100
 30) Open Ended Response:

A) Shenessa was working on fractions with her teacher. The teacher wrote
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the fraction on the board and said it was equivalent to . She then asked
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Shenessa to write another equivalent fraction for . Write one other
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equivalent fraction that Shenessa could’ve written on her paper.

B) Explain, using words and/or pictures, how you know that the fraction you
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wrote in part A is equivalent to .
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C) Shanessa’s friend Yancy came by and told her that he thinks is
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equivalent to . Is he correct? Explain how you figured out your answer.
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