Comparing Fractions
John used fraction strips to compare fractions. Which comparison is true?
A. 2/3 > 2/6
B. 2/6 > 2/4
C. 2/3 < 2/6
D. 2/3 < 2/4
A. 2/3 > 2/6
Put these fractions in order from least to greatest.
1/4 1/3 1/6
1/6 1/4 1/3
Which number makes the sentence true?
2/4 = __/8
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
B. 4
Richard wants to know if two insects are the same length. One insect is 2/8 inch long. The other is 1/4 inch long. Draw a number line to show they are the same length.
Check answer
Which fraction is not equivalent to the fraction given.
6/8
A. 8/8
B. 3/4
C. 1/4
D. 2/4
B. 3/4
Derek jogged for 5/6 of an hour. Mindy jogged for 4/6 of an hour. Use fraction strips to find which is the correct symbol to compare the fractions.
5/6 ◯ 4/6
A. =
B. X
C. >
D. <
C. >
Use <,>, = to compare.
3/4 ___ 1/2
3/4 > 1/2
Which number makes the sentence true?
1/3 = __/6
A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 9
A. 2
Emily finished reading 3/4 of a book for a summer reading project. Molly read 3/6 of a book for the same project. Who read more of their book?
Emily, 3/4
Evie painted 1/3 of a board. What is another way to name 1/3?
2/6
Which of the following comparisons is NOT true?
A. 1/2 < 3/4
B. 2/8 < 1/4
C. 1/2 > 3/8
D 3/4 > 1/2
B. 2/8 < 1/4
Use <,>, = to compare.
1/4 ___ 2/4
1/4 < 2/4
Julie painted 2/4 of the fence around her house. What are two other ways to name 2/4?
1/2 3/6 4/8
Sam and Nola are painting two boards of the same size and the same shape. Sam painted 1/2 of his board and Nola painted 2/4. Who painted more?
Some friends are sharing a pizza. Nicole ate 2/8 of the pizza. Chris ate 3/8 of the pizza. Mike ate 1/8 of the pizza. Jo ate 2/8 of the pizza. Who ate the most pizza?
Chris
Li ran 1/2 hour on Monday, 1/3 hour on Tuesday, and 1/4 hour on Wednesday. On which day did Li run the most amount of time?
Monday (1/2)
Ariel and Fiona are eating oranges that are the same size. Ariel eats 4/8 orange and Fiona eats 3/6 orange. Who eats more orange?
They both ate the same amount.
Write 2/8 in simplest form?
1/4
Patrick ate 2/3 of a fruit bar. Write an equivalent fraction for the amount of fruit bar Patrick ate?
4/6
Kim ran 1/3 mile. Jesse ran 5/6 mile. Who ran the greater distance?
Jesse
Nico has 3 glasses of juice. All glasses are the same size. The first glass is 3/8 full of juice, the second glass is 3/4 full of juice, and that third glass is 3/6 full of juice. Which glass contains the most juice?
the second glass of juice, 3/4
Pilar, Jeff, and Alex shared some waffles that were cut into fourths. Pilar ate 3/4 waffle, Jeff ate 2/4 waffle, and Alex ate 4/4 waffle. Who ate the least?
Jeff, 2/4
Write 4/6 in simplest form?
2/3
Sophie and Zach each had a same sized tube for a project. Sophie cut her tube into thirds. She used 2/3 to build a tower. Zach cut his tube into sixths. He used 5/6 of his tube to build a tower. Sophie said that she and Zach used the same amount of their tubes. Do you agree?
No, Zach used more.
Brent folded a rope into fourths. What is another way to write 1/4?
2/8