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1/2 and 1/4

1/2 > 1/4

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I baked a cake and split it into 2 equal parts. What fraction names the whole?

2/2

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12/4 and 6/2 is equal to how many wholes?

3

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1/3, 1/5, and 1/2

1/5, 1/3, 1/2

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Tyler ate 2/3 of his pie while Zach ate 2/4 of his pie. Who ate more pie and how do you know?

Tyler

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3/6 and 3/9

3/6 > 3/9

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I made a pizza and cut it into fourths. What fraction names the whole?

4/4

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18/3 and 12/2 is equal to how many wholes?

6

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3/4, 2/4, and 5/4

2/4, 3/4, 5/4

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Bill ate 1/4 of his pizza while Tom ate 3/4 of his pizza. Who ate more pizza and how do you know?

Tom

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4/5 and 4/6

4/5 > 4/6

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There were seats put into 8 rows. What fraction names the whole?

8/8

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5/5 and 2/2 is equal to how many wholes?

1

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2/4, 3/10, and 1/6

1/6, 3/10, 2/4

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Sam said you can compare 4/5 and 4/8 without using fraction strips. He says a whole with 5 equal pieces will have bigger pieces than a whole with 8 pieces. Is he correct? Explain. Compare both fractions using < , > , or =.

Yes, 

4/5 > 4/8

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2/8 and 2/10

2/8 > 2/10

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I baked a pie and split it into thirds. What fraction names the whole?

3/3

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10/2 and 15/3 is equal to how many wholes?

5

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3/5, 7/8, and 1/4

1/4, 3/5, 7/8

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James spent 2/3 of her allowance on bubble gum. Write an equivalent fraction for the amount she did spend and an equivalent fraction for the amount she DID NOT spend.

2/3 = 4/6

1/3 = 2/6

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3/4 and 3/3

3/4 < 3/3

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There is a book split into 12 chapters. What fraction names the whole?

12/12

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14/2 and 21/3 is equal to how many wholes?

7

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7/8, 2/2, and 4/6

4/6, 7/8, 2/2

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Jack and Grady made a car using Legos. Of the Legos in Jack's car, 3/8 are blue. Of the Legos in Grady's car, 6/8 are blue. Which car has a fraction of Legos closer to 1 whole than 0? Which car has more blue beads? 

Grady's is closer to 1

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