Numbers and Operations

is twelve hundredths.

is twelve hundredths. When we say a decimal, we say the number and add the place-value of the last digit.

In this problem we are making equivalent fractions. In order to make equivalent fractions you have to multiply the numerator and the denominator by the same number.

To compare fractions, we need to first make common denominators.

Now that we have common denominators, we can compare numerators. The fraction with the bigger numerator has the greater value.