Worksheet #1

Fish Fractions and Decimals

Imagine that you have an aquarium filled with 1,000 tropical fish.   The different species of fish within the tank are as follows:

350 angelfish, 180 neon tetras, 75 rosy barbs, 2 platys,
283 clown loaches, 18 bronze catfish and 92 guppies

1. Express each species within the tank as a number fraction.
   Angelfish_______
   Neon tetras________
   Rosy barbs__________
   Platys________
   Clown loaches_________
   Bronze catfish_______
   Guppies_______

2. Reduce fraction to lowest terms.
   Angelfish_______
   Neon tetras________
   Rosy barbs__________
   Platys________
   Clown loaches_________
   Bronze catfish_______
   Guppies_______

3. Express each species within the tank as a decimal.
   Angelfish_______
   Neon tetras________
   Rosy barbs__________
   Platys________
   Clown loaches_________
   Bronze catfish_______
   Guppies_______

4. Rank the above fractions and decimals from lowest to highest.
       

   Fractions	Decimals

5. If our regional aquarium park has a tropical fish tank that is nine (9) times bigger than the tank in the lesson above, how many:
   
   A. angelfish could the regional aquarium's tank hold if this species is found in the same proportion?
   
   B. How many neon tetras?
   
   C. How many rosy barbs?
   
   D. How many platys?
   
   E. How many clown loaches?
   
   F. How many bronze catfish?
   
   G. How many guppies?
   
   H. What is the total number of fish in the regional aquarium's tropical fish tank?