Equivalent Fractions
A rectangle is divided into 8 equal parts. Two parts are shaded. What is a fraction that is equivalent to the shaded area of the rectangle?
Possible Answers: 1/4 3/12 4/16 5/20
Compare the fractions using <, >, or =.
1/4 ____ 2/8
1/4 = 2/8
Compare 4/8 and 2/3. Use <, >, or =.
4/8 < 2/3
In the school chorus, 4/24 of the students are in Grade 5 and 5/8 of the students are in Grade 4. Compare the fractions using <, >, or =.
4/24 < 5/8
Compare the fractions using <, >, or =.
9/12 ____ 3/4
9/12 = 3/4
Bill used 3/8 cup of raisins and 2/3 cup of banana chips to make a snack. His brother asked if he used more raisins or banana chips. Which fruit did Bill use more of?
Bill used more banana chips 2/3 is greater than 3/8
Nadia is baking bread. She mixes 1/2 cup of milk. 1/8 cup of water and 1/3 cup of butter. Which fraction is the least?
1/8
Compare the fractions using <, >, or =.
1/4 _____ 3/9
1/4 < 3/9
Sue has 4 pieces of wood. The lengths of the wood are 1/3 meter, 2/5 meter, 3/10 meter and 1/4 meter. Which piece of wood is the shortest?
1/4 meter
Order the fractions from least to greatest.
2/8 , 1/2 , 2/3 , 3/4
2/8, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4
Sophia's vegetable garden is divided into 12 equal sections. She plants carrots in 8 of the sections. What are two fractions that are equivalent to the part of Sophia's garden that is planted with carrots?
Possible Answers: 2/3 4/6 16/24 24/36
Compare the fractions using <, >, or =.
5/6 ___ 12/15
5/6 > 12/15
Miguel walked 1/2 mile to the library and then 3/5 mile to the post office. Rewrite as a pair of fractions with the least common denominator.
5/10 and 6/10
A recipe for trail mix includes 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, 3/4 cup of raisins and 3/8 cup of granola. Put these fractions in order from least to greatest.
3/8 1/2 3/4
Mindy bought 24 cupcakes. Nine of them have chocolate frosting, and the rest have vanilla frosting. What fraction of the cupcakes have vanilla frosting in simplest form?
3/8 of the cupcakes
Jamal finished 5/6 of his homework. Margaret finished 3/4 of her homework, and Steve finished 10/12 of his homework. Which students finished the same amount of homework?
Jamal and Steve
Compare the fractions using <, >, or =.
9/6 ___ 10/8
9/6 > 10/8
Rewrite these fractions as fractions with the least common denominator: 8/9 and 6/7.
56/63 and 54/63
Three days a week, Maria runs 3/4 mile, 7/8 mile and 3/5 mile. What are theses distances in order from greatest to least?
7/8, 3/4, 3/5
At a party, there were four large sandwiches, all the same size. During the party, 2/3 of the chicken sandwich, 3/4 of the tuna sandwich, 7/12 of the roast beef sandwich and 5/6 of the veggie sandwich were eaten. Which sandwich had the least amount left over?
The Veggie Sandwich