Math Concepts & Skills > Fractions/Decimals

Charmin® Choices
Students determine which toilet tissue is the better buy.

Choose a Challenger
Students analyze their peers' physical education test scores to determine who would be the best choice to compete in their school-wide Olympic events.

Dog Years Dilemma
Students determine the "dog age" of a puppy based on his human age.

Double Dilemma
Students determine the probability of using dice to throw doubles 1/3 of the time.

Frugal Freda's Fruit Foray
Students determine the fraction of edible flesh of Freda's favorite fruits, along with the cost per edible serving.

LA to NY
Students determine how much their trip from LA to NY will cost.

Meeting Dilemma
Students try to determine when their teachers can find time to meet.

Newspaper Advertisements
Students are given guidelines for generating a statistical exploration on a topic of their choice.

Olympic Trophy Design
Students design a trophy topped with a scaled figure of the typical middle level student.

Sheep Herder's Dilemma
Given a diagram of a sheep corral, students determine how many ewes will end up in each of 4 pens given particular directions.

Sneakers
Given data on recent sneaker sales, students determine an appropriate number to order the following week.

Stained Glass
Students determine the amount of glass and metal needed for a stained glass window.

Sums Dilemma
Students determine the most likely sums when dice are tossed.

Tangram Fractions
Students find the fractional part of each Tangram piece as it relates to the whole.

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