4th Grade Fractions!

Comparing Fractions/ Fraction Landmarks

100

Replace the blank with < , > , or = 1/4 ____ 5/6

1/4 < 5/6

200

Write these fractions in order from least to greatest: 1/7, 1/10, 1/3, 1/2

1/10, 1/7, 1/3, 1/2

300

Replace the blank with <, >, or = 2/4 ___ 4/8

2/4 = 4/8

400

Replace the blank with <, >, or = 2/3 ___ 4/10

2/3 > 4/10

500

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

Compare Fractions

100

Fourth grade teachers had a contest. Ms. Brown graded 2/3 of her tests. Ms. Voor graded 3/4 of her tests. Mrs.Hanakis graded 4/6 of her tests. Who graded the most tests?

Ms. Voor

200

Put these fractions in order from least to greatest. (Hint: Use a number line.) 5/8, 2/4, 9/12.

2/4, 5/8, 9/12

300

Compare 5/8 and 5/6. Use words or model(s) to show your thinking.

When fractions have the same numerator, the smaller denominator is the larger fraction because the pieces are actually bigger. I only want to share with 6 people instead of 8. I'm hungry!

400

Students in Ms. Jean-Claude's 4th grade class had to memorize 30 vocabulary words. Donald memorized 2/3 of the words in one night. Samaya memorized 12/15 of his words. Donald thinks he memorized more because he is only "one piece away from the denominator". Do you agree with Donald? Why or why not?

What is DISAGREE? Jude memorized 12/15 = 24/30 words. John memorized 2/3 = 20/30 words.

500

TRUE or FALSE "The greater fraction will ALWAYS have a larger numerator and denominator." Give an example or draw a model to prove your answer.

What is FALSE? Example: 1/2 is larger than 2/12.

Decompose Fractions

100

3/4 =   ____ + ______

1/4 + 2/4

200

6/8 is equal to ___ + ____+ ____

2/6 + 2/6 + 2/6

300

____ - _____ = 5/10

10/10 - 5/10 = 5/10

8/10 - 3/10 = 5/10

9/10 - 4/10 = 5/10

7/10 - 2/10 = 5/10

6/10 - 1/10 = 5/10

 

400

1 1/3 = _____ + _______

3/3 + 1/3

2/3 + 2/3

500

2 1/4 = _____ + ______  + _______

4/4 + 4/4 + 1/4 = 2 1/4

MISC.

100

Name 2 equivalent fractions for 4/12.

What is 2/6 OR 1/3 OR 8/24...

200

Ricky read 2/4 of a 100 page book. How many pages did he read?

50 pages

300

Ms. K gave away 2/5 of her pizza to Mr. Bacon and 1/5 of her pizza to Mrs. Baer. What fraction of her pizza does Ms. K have left?

2/5

400

Barry is baking a cake. He needs 6/8 cup of sugar, but he only has a 1/4 measuring cup. How many times will he need to fill the 1/4 cup to equal 6/8 c.?

What is 3 times?

500

Choose a fraction equivalent to 4/6: A) 4/5 B) 3/6 C) 2/4 D) 2/3

What is D) 2/3?

Fraction Vocab

100

what is a FRACTION?

Pieces or parts of a whole

200

What is the top number called?

Numerator

300

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

400

What does the numerator tell you?

It counts how many pieces you have.

500

What does the word equivalent mean?

Equal amounts but in a different way.