Equivalent, Comparing, and Ordering Fractions

Equivalent

100

Write one equivalent fraction to: 3/12

6/24, 12/48, 9/36

200

Write the number that would make these fractions equivalent: 

2/6 = 4/ ?

12

300

Write two equivalent fractions for the fraction: 3/5

6/10, 9/15, 12/20, 15/25

400

Are these two fractions equivalent?

10/12

5/6

Yes!

500

Are these two fractions equivalent?

6/7

18/22

No!

Comparing

100

Write a fraction that is greater than 2/3. 

3/4, 4/5, 6/7, 7/8

200

Write a fraction that is less than 1/5.

1/6, 1/7, 1/8

300

Write the comparison symbol to make this statement true. 

5/9 ___ 8/12

5/9 < 8/12

400

Write the comparison symbol to make this statement true. 

3/8 ___ 6/10

3/8 < 6/10

500

Write the comparison symbol that makes this statement true. 

18/20 __ 8/10

18/20 > 8/10

Ordering

100

Order these fractions from least to greatest.

1/2   1/4   1/3

1/4, 1/3, 1/2

200

Write these fractions from least to greatest.

2/5    2/7   2/3

2/7, 2/5, 2/3

300

Write these fractions from least to greatest. 

9/10        1/6           4/5

1/6, 4/5, 9/10

400

Write these fractions from greatest to least. 

5/4        3/8         1/2

5/4, 1/2, 3/8

500

Write these fractions from least to greatest. 

1/4            2/7          3/11

3/11, 1/4, 2/7

Word Problems

100

Tina's family ate 4/9 of a pizza for dinner and Jason's family ate 3/6 of a pizza. Did the two families eat the same amount of pizza? 

No, because these fractions are not equivalent. 

200

Hilary made a cake to celebrate her mom's birthday. Each person got 1/4 of the cake. If she would have cut it into eight slices and given the same amount, how much of the cake did each person get?

2 slices

300

Mrs. Benedict and Miss K both had bags of M&M's at their house. Mrs. Benedict has 2/6 of a bag left and Miss K has 3/8 of a bag left. Who has more m&m's left in their bag?

Miss K 

400

Miss K and her sister Kelly were going on a road trip. They called each other to see how far they both were to their destination. Miss K traveled 4/9 of the distance, and Kelly traveled 12/20 of the distance. Who traveled farther?

Kelly

500

Miss K wants to buy stickers for her class. She buys 3 packs of stickers: a 40 pack, a 60 pack, and a 100 pack. If she has 20 stickers, and wants each student to get an even amount, what fraction of each pack will each student get?

2/40, 3/60, 5/100

Just for FUN!

100

What is Mrs. Sullivan's first name?

Meghan

200

What is Mrs. Sullivan's favorite food?

Pizza

300

What is Mrs. Sullivan's favorite thing to do outside of school?

Play with Colin

400

What is Mrs. Sullivan's favorite color?

Blue/teal

500

How many cats does Mrs. Sullivan have? What are their names?

2, Deniro and Diego