Fractions, Number Lines, And Order Worksheet With Answers (Page 4 of 5) in pdf

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Next, place the fractions in order from least to greatest.

The median value is the 3

value of

. We take the simplest form, so the median is

. We have found that Cary sold the median number of bars.

Example: Find the median of this list:

, 1

Solution: First we need to order these values from least to greatest. There are many ways to do

this. We could use a number line like the one on the previous page. Here, we will

change all of these values to a common denominator:

, 1

Now we place these in order from least to greatest and select the median.

12 15

12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Since there are 10 values in the list, we need to find the value that is halfway between the 5

and 6

values. So, the median is

Solving a Word Problem Using a Bar Diagram

We may use bar diagrams to help solve some types of problems. For example, use a bar

diagram to solve the following problem:

Missy had $45. She spent

of her money on a book. How much money does she have left?

Solution: The answer to the question, “What is

of $45?” gives us the amount she spent. The

amount she has left would be the amount left after the amount she spent is removed.

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