Florida Grade 6 Math · Number Sense and Operations
What this Grade 6 benchmark means, worked examples, common mistakes, and a free printable worksheet.
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A rational number is any number that can be written as a fraction of two integers (with a denominator that is not zero). That includes whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, and their negatives.
Students plot, order, and compare rational numbers using <, >, or =. On a number line, numbers increase to the right, so −5 is less than −2. In Grade 6, negative numbers are compared when written in the same form; positive numbers may be compared across forms (fraction, decimal, percent).
Official benchmarkExtend previous understanding of numbers to define rational numbers. Plot, order and compare rational numbers.
On the FAST test: part of the Grade 6 reporting category Number Sense and Operations, which is about 33–42% of the test.
Worked Example 1
Worked Example 2
−5 is farther left on the number line than −2, so −5 < −2.
Write both as decimals: 34 = 0.75, and 0.75 > 0.7.
Sketch a quick number line with 0 in the middle and place each number before comparing. Temperatures and money owed are great real-life examples of negatives.
Help your child build math confidence with original interactive questions aligned with Florida's B.E.S.T. Mathematics Standards.
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