Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Which Fraction is greater?
2/3 or 1/3
2/3 is greater than 1/3
Are these fractions equivalent?
2/4 and 3/4
Two apples each.
3/5 + 1/5
4/5
1/4 x 3
3/4
Which Fraction is greater?
4/5 or 2/4
4/5 is greater than 2/4
Are these fractions equivalent?
6/12 and 3/6
Yes
Mr. Phillips has 12 pencils, he would like to share them fairly between his 4 children. How many pencils does each child get?
Each child gets 3 pencils.
3/6 + 2/6
5/6
1/2 ÷ 2
1/4
Order the following fractions from least to greatest.
1/12, 3/4, 1/2
1/12, 1/2, 3/4
Are these fractions equivalent?
1/4, 3/12, 2/8, 4/16
Yes, they all equal one quarter
Miss Puzzo has 6 chocholate bars. She would like to share them fairly between herself and three friends. How many chocolate bars does each person get?
Each person gets 1 1/2 chocolate bars.
3/4 + 3/4
6/4 or 1 2/4 or 1 1/2
3/8 x 3
9/8 or 1 1/8
Order the following fractions from least to greatest.
1/3, 2/6, 1/5, 2/12
2/12, 1/5, 1/3, 2/6
1/3 and 2/6 are EQUIVALENT
Are these fractions equivalent?
1 3/4 and 5/4
No
Mr Phillips has 5 cartons of chocolate milk. He wants to share the chocolate milk fairly between his 25 students. How much milk did each student get?
Each student will receive 1/5 of a carton of chocolate milk.
1 3/5 + 4 1/5
5 4/5
2 1/2 x 5
12 1/2
Order the following fractions from least to greatest.
5/6, 1 3/6, 7/6, 12/6
5/6, 7/6, 1 3/6, 12/6
5/6 is less than one whole, 7/6 is a little bit more than one whole, 1 3/6 is the same as saying "one and a half", and 12/6 is the same as two wholes.
Are these fractions equivalent?
3 1/2, 3 4/8, 28/8
Yes
Mrs Heath has ordered 42 cakes for a special occasion. She wants to be sure that each class gets an equal amount of cake. There are 18 classes at Janet Lee. How many cakes does each classroom receive if they are being shared fairly?
Each classroom will receive 2 1/3 cakes.
8/5 + 6/5
2 4/5
2 2/6 ÷ 2
1 1/6