Comparing
Fractions
Fractions
Which is greater: 1/4 or 1/8?
1/4 is greater.
Calculate: 1/3 + 1/6
1/3 + 1/6 = 1/2
Sarah ate 1/4 of a pizza, and her friend ate another 1/4. How much pizza did they eat together?
They ate 1/2 of the pizza together.
Emma used 1/3 cup of milk and 1/4 cup of water for a recipe. How much liquid did she use in total?
Emma used 7/12 cup of liquid.
If a factory produces 1,500 widgets each day, how many widgets are produced in a week?
10,500 widgets are produced in a week.
Compare 3/5 and 2/3. Which fraction is larger?
3/5 is larger.
Find the sum of 2/5 and 1/4.
2/5 + 1/4 = 13/20
John read 1/5 of a book on Monday and another 1/5 on Tuesday. What fraction of the book has he read?
John has read 2/5 of the book.
A cyclist rides 1/5 of a mile uphill and 1/6 of a mile downhill. What is the total distance covered?
The total distance covered is 11/30 of a mile.
A school has 2,400 students and splits them evenly into 8 classes. How many students are in each class?
There are 300 students in each class.
Which fraction is smaller: 7/12 or 5/8?
7/12 is smaller.
Add 3/7 and 2/9. What is the result?
3/7 + 2/9 = 47/63
A recipe requires 3/8 cup of sugar. If you add another 3/8 cup, how much sugar have you used?
You have used 3/4 cup of sugar.
A gardener watered one section of a garden with 2/7 of a gallon and another section with 1/3 of a gallon. How much water was used?
The gardener used 13/21 gallons of water.
A book series contains 7 books. If each book has approximately 450 pages, how many pages are there in total?
There are 3,150 pages in total.
Determine which is greater: 9/10 or 10/11.
10/11 is greater.
Calculate: 5/8 + 3/10
5/8 + 3/10 = 79/80
Lisa and Tom each drank 2/9 of a bottle of juice. How much did they drink in total?
They drank 4/9 of the bottle.
During a party, 3/8 of a cake was eaten in the morning and 1/5 in the afternoon. How much cake was consumed in total?
31/40 of the cake was consumed.
A marathon is 248 miles long. If a runner completes 4 miles each hour, how long will it take to finish the marathon?
It will take approximately 62 hours.
Compare 4/5 and 7/9. Which is the greater fraction?
7/9 is greater.
Find the sum of 7/12 and 5/18.
7/12 + 5/18 = 19/18 or 1 1/18
Two friends each planted 5/6 of a flower bed with flowers. How much of the flower bed is planted in total?
10/6, which is 5/3 or 1 2/3 of the flower bed is planted.
A painter used 4/9 of a can of paint on the walls and 2/7 on the ceiling. How much paint did the painter use in total?
The painter used 46/63 of a can of paint.
A company made $250,000 in revenue last month and spent $175,000. What was their profit?
The profit was $75,000.