Same Numerator
Same Denominator
Equivalent Fractions
Word Problems
Challenge
100
Compare the fraction 2/4 and 2/6. Write your answer using the greater than less than sign.
2/4 > 2/6 or 2/6 < 2/4
100
True or False: 2/3 > 1/3
TRUE
100
True or False. 2/4 is equivalent to 4/6. Draw a picture.
False.
A picture must be drawn to get credit for the question.
100
Jon, Alice, and Zach are mowing their lawns. They all have the same size lawns. Jon mows 3/4 of his lawn, Alice mows 3/8 of her lawn, and Zach mows 3/6 of his lawn. Draw a picture to show the fractions. Who moved the most of their lawn.
Jon mows more of his lawn.
There must be a drawing to get points for this question.
100
Put these three fractions in order of greatest to least. 4/8, 3/8, 7/8. Draw pictures for each.
7/8, 4/8, 3/8.
200
True or False: 5/8 > 5/6
FALSE
200
Draw a picture to compare 3/5 to 5/5. Circle the larger fraction.
5/5 is larger.
200
What fraction is equivalent to 1/2? Draw a picture.
2/4, 4/8, 3/6
200
Alex and Morgan are playing video games. Alex's video game has 8 levels. Morgan's game has 4 levels. Alex and Morgan have each finished 3 levels. What fraction of the games has each person finished. Who is closer to finishing their game?
Alex has finished 3/8 of his game and Morgan has finished 3/4 of her game. Morgan is closer to finishing her game.
Teams must have all 3 parts of the answer to get the points.
200
Which fraction is greater 1/4 or 3/8? Explain how you know this.
3/8 is bigger because 1/4 is equivalent to 2/8 and 3/8 is bigger than 2/8.
300
Draw a picture to compare 3/4 to 3/5. Circle the larger fraction.
3/4 is larger.
300
Compare the fractions 2/6 to 5/6. Explain how you know this.
5/6 is greater than 2/6 because the denominator tells us the pieces are the same size and 5/6 has more of the pieces than 2/6.
300
Jon has 2 pizzas. One is cut into thirds and one is cut into sixths. How could Jon eat equal parts of both pizzas without eating all of the pizza? Draw a picture.
If Jon ate 1/3 of the first pizza and 2/6 of the second pizza, he would have eaten equal parts of both pizzas.
If Jon ate 2/3 of the first pizza and 4/6 of the second pizza, he would have eaten equal parts of both pizzas.
300
Jack and Jon are running on a track. Jack runs 4/8 of a mile. Jon runs 7/8 of a mile. Who ran farther? Did Jon run more than a mile?
Jon ran farther. He did not run more than a mile because the mile was split into 8 equal parts and he only ran 7 of them.
300
Which fraction is bigger 4/7 or 2/5. Draw a picture.
4/7
400
Compare the fractions 2/5 2/3 and 2/8. Write them in order of least to greatest.
2/8, 2/5, 2/3
400
Compare the fractions 2/4, 4/4, and 1/4. Write them in order of least to greatest.
1/4, 2/4, 4/4
400
What is an equivalent fraction for 3/4? Show your work. Explain how you know they are equivalent.
6/8.
400
Tammy drove 2/5 of a mile. Anna drove an equal distance. What is an equivalent fraction that shows how far Anna has driven. Draw a picture with rectangle wholes .
4/10
400
Compare the following fractions and sort them in order of least to greatest. 2/4, 1/4, 2/8, 1/6 and 3/8. Draw pictures to find your answer. If there are equivalent fractions, put them next to each other in your list with "or" between them for example. 1/3 or 2/6
Teams must have accurate pictures to receive full points. The order from least to greatest is
1/6, 1/4 or 2/8, 3/8, 2/4
25 points is awarded for each picture made correctly. 50 points for each fraction in the correct order awarded if the order is correct. 25 point bonus if all the parts of the question are correct.
500
Write a fraction with the same numerator that is greater than 3/6. Explain why this fraction is greater than 3/6.
3/5, 3/4, 3/3, 3/2, etc
500
Write a fraction with the same denominator that is large than 3/6.
4/6, 5/6, 6/6
500
Jenny said the shaded region below was 2/3. Explain how she is correct.
Jenny split the whole into 3 equal groups. 2 of those groups were fully shaded so she knew that 2/3 was equivalent to 4/6.
500
Josh, Bo, and Mia each have a pizza. Josh eats 2/4 of his pizza. Bo eats 2/8 of his pizza and Mia eats 2/6 of her pizza. Draw a picture to show each of the pizzas.
Write fraction sentences with <, >, or = to compare each of the pizzas to each other.
2/4 > 2/6 or 2/6 < 2/4
2/4 > 2/8 or 2/8 < 2/4
2/8 < 2/6 or 2/6 > 2/8
If all are correct without pictures, teams receive 100 points. If pictures are correct but answers are wrong, no points will be given.
500
BONUS QUESTION
Kim made 2 pies. The first pie was a cherry pie and she cut It into 6 pieces. The second pie was an apple pie and she split It into 12 pieces.
She takes her pies to a party. People eat 3 pieces of the cherry pie and 6 pieces of the apple pie.
Which pie did people eat more of? Draw a picture.
People ate more of the cherry pie.