Comparing fractions
Order from least to greatest
2/4, 1/4, 3/4
1/4, 2/4, 3/4
Name a fraction equivalent to 1/2
Answers may vary
Which fraction is closer to zero on a number line, 4/6 or 6/6?
4/6
Three friends share 2 pizzas. How much do they each get?
2/3 each
Piper uses 18 beads to make a necklace. One sixth of the beads are yellow. How many are yellow?
18 divided by 6 = 3
Order these fractions from greatest to least:
1/4, 1/3, 1/2
1/2, 1/3, 1/4
Which fraction is equivalent to 3/6?
6/8, 2/4 or 7/10?
2/4
Which two fractions live on the same spot on a number line, 5/8, 1/2 and 4/8?
1/2 and 4/8
What is 1/5 of 5?
1
Three friends share 6 candy bars equally. How much does each friend get?
2 wholes
Which is greater, 4/6 or 4/4?
4/4
Which fraction is equivalent to 3/4?
1/2, 5/6 or 6/8
6/8
Which fraction is closer to one whole, 2/3 or 1/6?
2/3
Shelia has 2 pink ribbons. This is one fourth of her total ribbons. How many ribbons does she have in all?
8
There are 6 rows of desks in a classroom. 2 rows are empty. What fraction of the desks are empty?
2/6
Fill in the blank to make this sentence true:
0/8 ______ 0/4
Equal to
Name a fraction that is equivalent to 6/6.
Answers may vary as long as the numerator and denominator are the same.
Which fraction goes in the blank:
6/8 ______ 8/8
7/8
Kathi has 24 buttons. One sixth of them are orange. How many orange ones does she have?
24 divided by 6 = 4
Pax bought 16 books. One fourth of them are nonfiction. How many nonfiction books did he buy?
16 divided by 4 is 4
Which is greater 6/12 or 12/6? Why?
12/6 because when the numerator is larger than the denominator it is greater than 1 whole.
What number goes in the blank?
2/4 = ____|10
5
What is 8/4 equal to?
2 wholes
Dan has 16 car stickers. One fourth of them are corvettes. How many are corvettes?
16 divided by 4 = 4
PJ ate 1/8 of a pizza and Jackson ate 1/6. The pizzas are equal sizes. Who ate more?
Jackson because 1/8 is less than 1/6