Compare Fractions
11/15 is ______ 11/13
less than
Are the two fractions equivalent?
5/8 and 15/16
No they are not.
Add and convert and simplify where possible:
5/8 + 7/8
1 1/2
Subtract and convert and simplify where possible:
11/16 - 5/16
6/16 = 3/8
Ava ran 3/4 miles, Ryan ran 2/7 miles, Jim ran 11/12 miles, and Mia ran 8/16 miles. Who ran the least and who ran the most miles. Order the fractions from least to greatest.
Answer:
2/7, 8/16, 3/4, 11/12
4/9 is _____ 3/7
greater than
Find the missing numerator:
3/11 = ?/77
21
Add and convert and simplify where possible:
2 4/9 + 3 8/9
5 12/9 =
6 3/9 =
6 1/3
Subtract and convert and simplify where possible:
4 12/15 - 2 9/15
2 3/15 =
2 1/5
John put 2/3 cups of pepperoni and 6/9 cups of cheese on his pizza. Did he put more cheese or more pepperoni? Compare the fractions.
Answer:
2/3 = 6/9
So, he used the same amount.
28/56 is ______ 19/38
equal to
Find the missing denominator:
4/? = 16/36
9
Add and convert and simplify where possible:
2/3 + 7/12
15/12 =
1 3/12 =
1 1/4
Subtract and convert and simplify where possible:
3 1/2 - 7/8
Answer:
2 5/8
Mary baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies. She used 18/24 of a bag of chocolate chips. How many fourths is that? Simplify the fraction to find out.
Answer:
18/24 = 3/4
14/14 is ______ 5/4
less than
Simplify:
24/52
6/13
Add and convert and simplify where possible:
2 7/16 + 1/4
Answer:
2 7/16 + 4/16 =
2 11/16
Subtract and convert and simplify where possible:
1 - 3/15
Answer:
12/15 =
4/5
Luke ate 2/7 of a candy bar. Mika ate 2/3 of a candy bar. How much more of the candy bar did Mika eat than Luke?
Answer:
2/3 - 2/7 =
14/21 - 6/21 =
Mika ate 8/21 more of a candy bar than Luke.
17/6 is ______ 21/8
greater than
Simplify:
42/54
7/9
Add and convert and simplify where possible:
4 2/5 + 7 3/4
Answer:
4 8/20 + 7 15/20 =
11 23/20 =
12 3/20
Subtract and convert and simplify where possible:
8 2/7 - 2 1/2
Answer:
8 4/14 - 2 7/14 =
7 18/14 - 2 7/14 =
5 11/14 =
Alice uses 3/4 gallons of paint to paint her room. Ray uses 1 2/6 gallons of paint to paint his room. How much paint do they use altogether?
3/4 + 2/6 =
18/24 + 8/24 =
26/24 = 1 2/24 = 1 1/12 gallons of paint