Comparing Fractions/ Fraction Landmarks
Equivalent Fractions
Fraction Word Problems
Fraction Vocab
100
Replace the blank with <, >, or = 2/3 ___ 4/10
2/3 > 4/10
100
Tell whether the fraction is equivalent. Select = or 5/6 ? 15/18.
5/6 = 15/18
100
Regina, Courtney, and Ellen hiked around Bear Pond. Regina hiked 9/10 of the distance in an hour. Courtney hiked 3/6 of the distance in an hour. Ellen hiked 3/8 of the distance in an hour. Compare the distances hiked by each person by matching the statements to the correct symbol <,>, =. 9/10 ? 3/6, 3/8 ? 3/6, 9/10 ? 3/8
9/10 > 3/6, 3/8 < 3/6, 9/10 > 3/8
100
what is a FRACTION?
Pieces or parts of a whole
200
Darcy bought 1/2 pound of cheese and 3/4 pound of hamburger for a barbecue. Use the numbers to compare the amounts of cheese and hamburger Darcy bought.
1/2 < 3/4
200
Tell whether the fraction is equivalent. Select = or x. 4/6 ? 3/10.
4/6 x 3/10
200
Angel has 2/8 yard of ribbon and Lynn has 3/4 yard of ribbon. Do Angel and Lynn have the same amount of ribbon? Explain your reasoning.
Angel:
Lynn:
The fraction strips do not show the same part shared. So, the fractions are not equivalent. Lynn has more ribbon than Angel.
200
What does the bottom number (denominator) tell you?
1.) How many pieces there are in a whole
2.) How many times you've split the whole
3.) What type of fractional piece you have
300
Select all fractions that are less than 1/2, select all fractions that are equal to 1/2, select all fractions that are greater than 1/2. 13/16, 1/4, 7/8, 7/16, 1/8, 4/8.
less than 1/2: 1/4, 1/8, 7/16, equal to 1/2: 4/8, greater than 1/2: 7/8, 13/16
300
Taylor cuts 1/6 sheet of construction paper for an arts and crafts project. Enter 1/6 as an equivalent fraction with the denominators shown. The equivalent fractions are 1/6=?/12=?/24=?/36=?/48
1/6=6/12=12/24=24/36=36/48
300
Suki rode her bike 2/3 mile. Claire rode her bike 3/7 mile. They want to compare how far they each rode their bikes using the benchmark 1/2. Select the correct answer to describe how to solve the problem. Compare Suki's distance to the benchmark: 2/3 ? 1/2. Compare Claire's distance to the benchmark: 3/7 ? 1/2. Suki rode her bike ? Claire.
2/3 > 1/2, 3/7 < 1/2, Suki rode her bike a longer distance than Claire.
300
What does the numerator tell you?
It counts how many pieces you have.
400
Write these fractions in order from least to greatest: 11/12, 9/10, 4/5, 5/6
4/5, 5/6, 9/10, 11/12
400
Which pairs of fractions are equivalent? Select all that apply.
A. 7/12 and 14/24 B. 1/2 and 2/6 C. 6/7 and 13/14 D. 4/5 and 16/20
A and C
400
Ramon is having some friends over after a baseball game. Ramon's job is to make a vegetable dip. The ingredients for the recipe are given. (3/4 cup parsley, 7/8 cup buttermilk, 2/3 cup dill, 1/2 cup cream cheese, 6/8 cup scallions, 1/16 cup lemon juice) Part 1: Which ingredient does Ramon use the greater amount of, buttermilk or cream cheese? Complete the explanation of how you found your answer. You can find equivalent fractions with the same denominator and compare the numerators: 1/2 = ?/8. Since 7 > 4, 7/8 ? 4/8. So, Ramon uses more ?.
Part 2: Ramon says that he needs the same amount of two different ingredients. Is he correct? Support your answer with information from the problem. ?/4 and ?/8 are equivalent fractions because you can multiple ?/4 by 2 to get ?/8. So, Ramon needs the same amount of ? and ?.
Part 1: 1/2 = 4/8. Since 7 > 4, 7/8 ? 4/8. So, Ramon uses more buttermilk.
Part 2: 3/4 and 6/8 are equivalent fractions because you can multiple 3/4 by 2 to get 6/8. So, Ramon needs the same amount of parsley and scallions.
400
What does the word equivalent mean?
Equal amounts but in a different way.
500
Juan's mother gave him a recipe for trail mix. (3/4 cup peanuts, 2/3 cup raisins, 1/6 cup cereal, 1/2 cup almonds) Order the ingredients used in the recipe from least to greatest.
cereal, almonds, raisins, peanuts
500
Ella used 1/4 yard of red ribbon. Fill in each box with a number from the list to show equivalent fractions for 1/4. Not all numbers will be used.
1/4 = ?/8 = ?/? = 4/? = ?/?
1/4 = 2/8 = 3/12 = 4/16 = 5/20
500
Morita works in a florist shop and makes flower arrangements. She puts 10 flowers in each vase, and 3/10 of the flowers are daisies.
Part 1: If Morita makes 3 arrangements, how many daisies does she need? Morita needs ? daises. Complete the explanation on how you can check your answer. There are 10 flowers in each arrangement, so there are ? flowers in 3 arrangements. Since 3/10 and 9/30 ? equivalent fractions, the answer checks.
Part 2: Last weekend, Morita used 15 daisies to make flower arrangements. How many flowers other than daisies did she use to make the arrangements? Complete the explanation. The fractions 3/10 and 15/50 are equivalent. So, Morita used 50 flowers to make the arrangements. You subtract the number of daisies from the amount of flowers she used to find the number of the other flowers she used. So, Morita used ? flowers other than daisies.
Part 1: Morita needs 9 daisies. There are 10 flowers in each arrangement, so there are 9 flowers in 3 arrangements. Since 3/10 and 9/30 are equivalent fractions, the answer checks.
Part 2: The fractions 3/10 and 15/50 are equivalent. So, Morita used 50 flowers to make the arrangements. You subtract the number of daisies from the amount of flowers she used to find the number of the other flowers she used. So, Morita used 45 flowers other than daisies.
500
What does the word benchmark mean?
a number that you can use to measure the different size or amounts