Word Problems
Sidney and Daniel each have their own small pizza. Sidney ate 3/8 of her pie. Daniel ate 4/8 of his pizza. Who ate more pizza?
Compare 4/8 and 4/4.
4/8 is less than 4/4.
Compare 1/3 and 2/3.
1/3 is less than 2/3.
The TOP number of a fraction is called the ...
numerator.
True or False: When fractions have the same numerator, the fraction with the smaller denominator is greater.
TRUE
Kacey and Daris each have the same sized brownie. Kacey ate 2/8 of her brownie. Daris ate 3/8 of his brownie. Who ate less?
Kacey
Compare 5/6 and 5/8.
5/6 is greater than 5/8
Compare 6/16 and 4/16.
6/16 is greater than 4/16.
The bar in the middle of a fraction is called the
fraction bar.
True or False: 3/6 is greater than 3/3.
FALSE
Kelli, Aaron, and Ana all have math homework. Kelli completed 2/5 of her homework, Aaron completed 4/5 of his homework, and Ana completed 3/5 of her homework. Who completed the most homework?
Aaron
Compare 2/3 and 2/6.
2/3 is greater than 2/6.
Compare 2/8 and 1/8.
2/8 is greater than 1/8.
The BOTTOM number of a fraction is called the
denominator.
True or False: If a fraction has the same number for the numerator and denominator, it equals one whole.
TRUE
Franklin and Dylan both have the same sized pie. Franklin ate 3/6 of his pie. Dylan ate 2/8 of his pie. Who ate more pie?
Franklin
Compare 2/6 and 2/4.
2/6 is less than 2/4.
Compare 5/9 and 6/9
5/9 is less than 6/9
The denominator tells you ...
how many pieces in all.
Name a fraction equivalent to 1 whole.
(halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, or eighths)
2/2, 3/3, 4/4, 6/6, 8/8
Mrs. Delaney ate 2/4 of her large ice cream cake. Mr. Delaney ate 3/4 of his large ice cream cake. Who ate less cake?
Mrs. Delaney
Compare 4/6 and 4/8
4/6 is greater than 4/8
Compare 12/12 and 13/12.
12/12 is less than 13/12.
The numerator tells you ...
how many pieces are shaded or used.
True or False: 6/11 is less than 6/5.
TRUE