Quiz about Comparing and Ordering Rational Numbers

Question 1

Order the names of the cities from by rainfall received from least to greatest.

Accepted Answer

Austin, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, Dallas

Answer

Austin, San Antonio, Houston, El Paso, Dallas

Answer

Houston, Austin, San Antonio, El Paso, Dallas

Answer

San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Dallas, El Paso

Question 2

In a cooking class, students were asked to measure ingredients using different units. They listed their measurements in order from smallest to largest. Which list could be the one they created?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{1}{2},\ 55\%,\ 0.6,\ 0.75,\ \frac{4}{5},\ 85\%$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{2},\ 55\%,\ 0.6,\ \frac{4}{5},\ 0.75,\ 85\%$$

Answer

$$55\%,\ 85\%,\ \frac{1}{2},\ 0.6,\ 0.75,\ \frac{4}{5}$$

Answer

$$55\%,\ 0.6,\ 85\%,\ \frac{1}{2},\ 0.75,\ \frac{4}{5}$$

Question 3

Which list shows the amounts of homework completed in order from greatest to least?

Accepted Answer

Alex, Mia, Carlos, Emily

Answer

Mia, Alex, Carlos, Emily

Answer

Carlos, Mia, Emily, Alex

Answer

Alex, Mia, Emily, Carlos

Answer

Alex, Mia, Emily, Carlos

Question 4

Which value represents a number between 0.3 and 0.4

Accepted Answer

$$0.35$$

Answer

$$\frac{34}{1000}$$

Answer

$$3.33\%$$

Answer

$$\frac{13}{10}$$

Question 5

Order the fruits by price from lowest to highest.

Accepted Answer

Bananas, Apples, Elderberry, Cherries, dates

Answer

Apples, Bananas, Cherries, Dates, Elderberry

Answer

Bananas, Elderberry, Apples, Cherries, Bananas

Answer

Apples, Elderberry, Dates, Cherries, Bananas

Question 6

A group of students recorder the results of their science experiments. They then listed these results from the least to the greatest. Which list could be theirs?

Accepted Answer

$$0.6,\ 65\%,\ \frac{2}{3},\ 0.7,\ 72\%,\ \frac{3}{4}$$

Answer

$$\frac{2}{3},\ 65\%,\ 0.6,\ \frac{3}{4},\ 0.7,\ 72\%$$

Answer

$$\frac{3}{4},\ 72\%,\ 0.6,\ 0.7,\ \frac{2}{3},\ 65\%$$

Answer

$$\frac{3}{4},\ 0.7,\ 72\%,\ 65\%,\ 0.6,\ \frac{2}{3}$$

Question 7

Order the plants by growth from least to greatest.

Accepted Answer

Ivy, Fern, Hydrangea, Jasmine, Geranium

Answer

Fern, Hydrangea, Jasmine, Geranium, Ivy

Answer

Ivy, Jasmine, Geranium, Fern, Hydrangea

Answer

Fern, Geranium, Ivy, Hydrangea, Jasmine

Question 8

Which value is less than $$\frac{3}{4}$$ but greater than $$\frac{2}{3}$$ .

Accepted Answer

$$70\%$$

Answer

$$\frac{5}{8}$$

Answer

$$0.27$$

Answer

$$\frac{77}{10}$$

Question 9

During a winter day, the temperature went from $$-4.2\degree C$$ in the morning to $$3.8\degree C$$ in the afternoon. Which temperature in degrees Celsius is less then the morning temperature?

Accepted Answer

$$-4.8\degree C$$

Answer

$$-3.6\degree C$$

Answer

$$4.0\degree C$$

Answer

$$2.5\degree C$$

Question 10

Which statement best describes a common characteristic in the numbers in set T or set X.

Accepted Answer

None of the statements are true.

Answer

Each number in set X is greater than $$-1\frac{1}{3}$$

Answer

Each number in set T is greater than $$2$$ .

Answer

Each number in set X is less than $$-1\frac{1}{5}$$

Answer

Each number in set T is less than $$2\frac{1}{3}$$

Question 11

During a sale, a store displayed discounts as fractions, percentages and decimals. The manager arranged these discounts in order from least to greatest. Which sequence could be the one he arranged?

Accepted Answer

$$0.43,\ \frac{1}{2},\ 61\%,\ \frac{5}{8},\ 75\%,\ 0.88$$

Answer

$$75\%,\ 0.43,\ 0.88,\ 61\%,\ \frac{1}{2},\ \frac{5}{8}$$

Answer

$$0.43,\ \frac{5}{8},\ 0.88,\ 75\%,\ \frac{1}{2},\ 61\%$$

Answer

$$75\%,\ \frac{1}{2},\ 0.43,\ 61\%,\ \frac{5}{8},\ 0.88$$

Question 12

Which list shows the amount of practice completed in order from greatest to least?

Accepted Answer

Liam, Jay, Chloe, Hanna

Answer

Hanna, Liam, Jay, Chloe

Answer

Jay, Liam, Hanna, Chloe

Answer

Chloe, Jay, Hanna, Liam

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