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Converting percentages to fractions

Ordering fractions

This spread will show you how to: Compare and order fractions by rewriting them with a common denominator
Keywords: -Ascending -Common denominator -Denominator -Descending -Least common multiple (LCM) -Numerator
The least common multiple (LCM) is the lowest number that two (or more) numbers will divide into exactly Ascending- is going up Descending- is going down
In the fraction 2/5 The top number, 2, is the numerator The bottom number, 5, is the denominator The common denominator of 2/5 and 5/12 is 60, the LCM of 5 and 12 (the original denominators)
To compare two or more fractions: 1) Find the common denominator  2) Work out the equivalent fractions  3) Write the fractions in ascending or descending order

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This unit will show you how to:
Compare and order fractions by rewriting them with a common denominator
Understand the terms equivalent and improper fractions and mixed numbers
Add, subtract, multiply and divide with fractions
Understand unit fractions and use them as multiplactive inverses
Distinguish between recurring and terminating decimals
Convert fractions to decimals and percentages and vice versa