Comparing Fractions
11/15 ? 11/13
11/15 < 11/13
Are the two fractions equivalent?
5/8 and 15/16
No they are not.
Add and convert and simplify where possible:
5/8 + 7/8
12/8 = 1 4/8 = 1 2/4 = 1 1/2
Subtract and convert and simplify where possible:
11/16 - 5/16
6/16 = 3/8
Ava ran 3/4 miles, Ryan ran 2/7 miles, Jim ran 11/12 miles, and Mia ran 8/16 miles. Who ran the least and who ran the most miles. Order the fractions from least to greatest.
2/7 < 8/16 < 3/4 < 11/12
5/6 ? 9/10
5/6 < 9/10
Find the missing denominator:
4/9 = 16/?
Add and convert and simplify where possible:
2 4/9 + 3 8/9
5 12/9 = 6 3/9 = 6 1/3
Subtract and convert and simplify where possible:
4 12/15 - 2 9/15
2 3/15 = 2 1/5
David put 1/5 cups of pepperoni and 2/10 cups of cheese on his pizza. Did he put more cheese or more pepperoni? Compare the fractions.
1/5 = 2/10 So he used the same amount of pepperoni as he did cheese.
13/26 ? 17/34
13/26 = 17/34
Find the missing numerator:
3/11 = ?/77
21
Add and convert and simplify where possible:
2/3 + 7/12
15/12 = 1 3/12 = 1 1/4
Subtract and convert and simplify where possible:
3 1/2 - 1 3/8
2 1/8
Mary baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies. She used 3/4 of a bag of chocolate chips. How many sixteenths is that? Find the equivalent fraction to find out.
3/4 = 12/16
14/14 ? 5/4
14/14 < 5/4
Simplify:
42/48
7/8
Add and convert and simplify where possible:
2 7/16 + 1/4
2 11/16
Subtract and convert and simplify where possible:
1 - 3/15
12/15 = 4/5
Jerry rode his bike 3 1/2 miles on Saturday and 2 3/5 miles on Sunday. How many total miles did Jerry ride his bike?
Jerry rode for 6 1/10 miles in total
17/6 ? 21/8
17/6 > 21/8
Simplify:
36/63
4/7
Add and convert and simplify where possible:
4 2/5 + 7 3/4
11 23/20 = 12 3/20
Subtract and convert and simplify where possible:
8 2/7 - 2 1/2
Answer:
8 4/14 - 2 7/14 =
7 18/14 - 2 7/14 =
5 11/14
Maria has 15 1/4 feet of yarn for knitting and John has 12 2/3 feet of yarn. How much more yarn does Maria have than John?
Maria has 2 7/12 more yarn than John.