Question

Order from least to greatest: 3 over 5 (3/5), 0.8, .06, 72%

Answer 1

0.8 is also knows as 8/10 because 8 is in the tenths place when you're reading a decimal.

Answer 2

So 8/10 is also knows as 4/5

Answer 3

And .06
did you mean 0.6 ?

Answer 4

Because you simplify, got it, and no it says .06

Answer 5

Okay. We will have the common denominator be 100 then.

Answer 6

Okay

Answer 7

So 3/5 is knows as 6/10 and 6/10 turns into 60/100
3/5 = 60/100

Can you do the next one? :)

Answer 8

The 8/10

Answer 9

80/100

Answer 10

Right. :)
Now .06
6 is in the Hundreths place so can you guess what that will be in Fraction from? :)

Answer 11

6/100 ?

Answer 12

Yep! :)

So far we have:
60/100
80/100
6/100

And now the 72%. We know that 72 percent means 72% of 100 and remember our keywords, of means a fraction so Can you try and figure out what 72% is as a fraction? :)

Answer 13

18/25 I think

Answer 14

Nope, it's 72/100
Any Percent sign you see, it is always out of 100

Answer 15

Oh, okay, I see

Answer 16

60/100
80/100
6/100
72/100

Can you list them from Least to Greatest now? :)

Answer 17

80/100, 72/100, 60/100, 6/100 or .8, 72%, 3/5, and .06

Answer 18

60/100 = 3/5
80/100 = 0.8
6/100 = 0.06
72/100 = 72%

Now you have to list them from Smallest to Biggest.

Answer 19

Which 1 is the smallest first of all?

Answer 20

Oh yea, I did it backwards 0.06, 3/5, 72%, and 0.8

Answer 21

6/100 or 0.06

Answer 22

Bingo! You got it!
Nice job! :)

Answer 23

Thanks for all the help!

Answer 24

You're welcome! :)