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Compare and order fractions, decimals, and percents, including finding their approximate location on a number line.
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Example: Approximate the location of each of these values on a number line: 2/3, 0.57, and 0.575.General Information
Subject Area: X-Mathematics (former standards - 2008)
Grade: 6
Body of Knowledge: Algebra
Idea: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
Supporting Idea: Number and Operations - Number and Operations
Date Adopted or Revised: 09/07
Content Complexity Rating:
Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
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More Information
Date of Last Rating: 06/07
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
Assessed: Yes
Test Item Specifications
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Item Type(s):
This benchmark may be assessed using:
MC
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- Clarification :
Students will compare and order fractions, decimals, and percents.
Students will plot or identify approximate locations of fractions, decimals, and percents on number lines. - Content Limits :
Items may include multiple forms of numbers expressed as fractions, mixed numbers, decimals, or percents.
Items may include inequality symbols and graphs of inequalities on a number line.
Items may include mixed numbers or fractions following the general content limits.
Percents used in items must be whole numbers less than or equal to 100.
Items will not include decimals beyond the thousandths place.
No more than five numbers may be compared or ordered in each item. - Stimulus Attributes :
Items should be set in a real-world or mathematical context.
Sample Test Items (1)
- Test Item #: Sample Item 1
- Question: If the following numbers were plotted on a number line, which number would be nearest to zero?
- Difficulty: N/A
- Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Related Access Points
Alternate version of this benchmark for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
Related Resources
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Student Resources
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Tutorial
Ordering Numeric Expressions :
The video demonstrates rewriting given numbers in a common format (as decimals), so they can be compared and ordered.
Type: Tutorial
Parent Resources
Vetted resources caregivers can use to help students learn the concepts and skills in this benchmark.
Tutorial
Ordering Numeric Expressions :
The video demonstrates rewriting given numbers in a common format (as decimals), so they can be compared and ordered.
Type: Tutorial
