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Virginia Standards of Learning
6th Grade
Number and Number Sense
6.2 The student will describe and compare two sets of data, using ratios, and will use appropriate notations, such as a/b, a to b, and a:b.

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Comparing Fractions

Introduces students to fractions and explores basic mathematical operations with fractions, comparing fractions, and converting fractions into decimals or percents.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Primary Subjects: Number and Operations

Related Topics: comparing, converting, decimals, denominator, division, divisors, factors, fractions, number line, numerator, ordering, proportion, rational numbers, reducing fraction, subtraction

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Comparison Estimator

Compare two sets of objects, using estimation to determine which is greater. Estimate a number of objects, the length of a line, or the area of a shape. Parameter: error tolerance. Comparison Estimator is one of the Interactivate assessment explorers.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Number and Operations

Related Topics: area, assessment, comparing, counting, estimation, length, scale