Equivalency
Comparison
Vocabulary
Simplify
Miscellaneous
100

Ella used  yard of red ribbon. Which fraction is equivalent to ?

2/8 

100

Jen used  cup of cereal and  cup of nuts to make trail mix. Her mother asked if she used more cereal or more nuts in the mix. Which statement correctly compares the fractions?

1/2 < 2/3 

2/3 > 1/2

100

What is the word that describes the top of a fraction and what does it represent?

Numerator; the number above the line in a common fraction showing how many of the parts indicated by the denominator are taken, for example, 2 in 2/3.

100

In the school chorus,  of the students are fourth graders. In simplest form, what fraction of the students in the school chorus are fourth graders?

1/6

100

Brad is practicing the piano. He spends  hour practicing scales and  hour practicing the piece for his recital. Which number is a common denominator for and ?

12

200

Taylor cuts  sheet of construction paper. What fraction is equivalent to ?

3/15

200

Suki rode her bike  mile. Claire rode her bike  mile. Which statement is true?

4/5 > 1/3

1/3 < 4/5

200

What is the word that describes the bottom of a fraction and what does it represent?

Denominator; the number below the line in a common fraction; the number of pieces a whole is broken into.

200

Jean made a list of fractions and asked Jason to find the fraction in simplest form. Which fraction should Jason choose?

a. 6/9

b. 4/8

c. 1/9

d. 8/16

c. 1/9

200

Sam worked on his science fair project for  hour on Friday and  hour on Saturday. Which number is a common denominator for  and ?

4

300

Amy’s banana bread recipe calls for  cup of brown sugar. She only has a  cup measure. Which equivalent fraction shows the amount of brown sugar she can use for the recipe?

6/8

300

Beth uses  cup of butter and  cup of yogurt in a muffin recipe. Use < or > to write a statement comparing the fractions.

1/3 > 1/4

300

Define Fraction.

Part of a whole.

300

Rory found that  of the trading cards in his collection are hockey cards. In simplest form, which fraction of Rory’s cards are hockey cards?

1/3

300

Lia is helping her grandmother make holiday bags. Each bag has 5 color pencils, and  of pencils in each bag are red. What fraction of the pencils in 5 bags is red?

10/25

400

Alex rode his bike  mile to the park. He rode the same distance from the park to the store. Write a fraction that is equivalent to  to show how far Alex rode from the park to the store.

8/10

400

Nadia is making bread. She mixes  cup of milk,  cup of water, and  cup of butter. Write the fractions in order from least to greatest.

1/8, 1/3, 1/2

400

Define common denominator.

A common multiple of two or more denominators.

400

In the school band,  of the members play the trumpet. In simplest form, what fraction of the band plays the trumpet?

1/4

400

Morita works in a florist shop and makes flower arrangements. She puts 10 flowers in each vase, and  of the flowers are daisies. If Morita makes 4 arrangements, how many daisies does she need?

8

500

Sandy orders 20 bread rolls for her party, and  of the rolls are whole wheat. What other fraction can represent the part of the rolls that are whole wheat?

12/20

500

Katie is making necklaces. She has  yard of blue ribbon,  yard of pink ribbon, and  yard of green ribbon. Write the ribbon lengths in order from the greatest to least.

7/8, 3/4, 1/3

500

Define benchmark.

A known size or amount that helps you understand a different size or amount.

500

In the Jones School Library,  of the computers have scanners. In simplest form, which fraction of the computers have scanners?

1/2

500

Ms. Chin buys enough books to make 5 book bags for her children. She puts 6 books in each bag. There are 2 nonfiction books in each bag. What fraction of the total number of books are nonfiction books?

10/30 or 1/3

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