7th Grade Math

136 Rational Numbers

Replace each ● with <, >, or = to make a true sentence. Use a number line

if necessary.

Examples 1 and 2

1. 
   
   
   
   • 94 ● - 97 2. - 1 43 ● - 1 86 3. ^38 ● 156 4. 2 ^45 ● 2 ^78
   
   
   
   

Example 3 5. SOCCER The table shows the average saves for Name Average

Elliot 3 saves out of 4

Shanna 7 saves out of 11

two soccer goalies. Who has the better average,

Elliot or Shanna? Explain.

6. SCHOOL On her first quiz in social studies, Meg answered 92% of the
   questions correctly. On her second quiz, she answered 27 out of
   30 questions correctly. On which quiz did Meg have the better score?

Example 4 7. INSECTS The lengths of four insects are 0.02 inch, _^18 inch, 0.1 inch, and

_^23 inch. List the lengths in inches from least to greatest.

= Step-by-Step Solutions begin on page R1.

Extra Practice begins on page EP2.

Replace each ● with <, >, or = to make a true sentence. Use a number line

if necessary.

Examples 1 and 2

8. 
   
   
   
   • 53 ● - 54 9. - ^57 ● - ^27 10. - 7 85 ● - 7 ^18 11. - 3 ^23 ● - 3 ^46
   
   
   
   


9. ^7
   10
   ● ^2
   3
   1313 ^4
   7
   ● ^5
   8


10. ^2
    3
    ● ^10
    15


11. 
    
    
    
    • ^17
      24
      ● - ^11
      12
    
    
    
    


12. 2 43 ● 2 ^23 17. 6 ^23 ● 6 ^12 18. 5 75 ● 5 1411 19. 3 1611 ● 3 ^78

Example 3 20. MONEY The table shows how much Coin Amount of Copper

Dime _^1216

Nickel _^34

Penny _ 4001

Quarter _^2325

copper is in each type of coin.

Which coin contains the greatest

amount of copper?

21. BASKETBALL Gracia and Jim were
    shooting free throws. Gracia made
    4 out of 15 free throws. Jim missed
    6 out of 16 free throws. Who made
    the free throw a greater fraction of
    the time?

Example 4 Order each set of numbers from least to greatest.

22. 0.23, 19%, 51 23. 108 , 0.81, 0.805 24. -0.615, - _ 85 , -0.62


23. -1.4, - 1 251 , - 1.25 26. 7.49, 7 ^4950 , 7.5% 27. 3 ^47 , 3 ^35 , 3.47

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