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Number of Players: 2
Materials: Index cards
Flip Flop

Make two sets of cards containing the rational numbers shown below, one per card. Shuffle each set of cards and place them face down in a pile.

Rational numbers to put on cards:
 
-0.2
 
0.6
 
-6.125
 
 
 
2.95
 
 
20.56
 
 
 
3.45
 
-3.7
 
 
 
 
8.9375

Each partner takes a set of cards and places them face up in rows of four. Try to be the first to write each fraction as a decimal and each decimal as a fraction on the reverse side of each card.

Check the accuracy of your partner's work.

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