Comparing Fractions
Which fraction is GREATER: 1/4 OR 1/9?
What is the decimal for a model where 20 hundredths are shaded out of 100?
A: 0.02
B: 0.20
C: 2.00
What is 1/3 X 2/3?
2/9
How would you use the algorithm to solve: 1/3 divided by 2/1?
A: 1/3 X 1/2 = 1/6
B: 1/3 X 2 = 2/3
C: 3/1 X 1/2 = 3/2
A: 1/3 X 1/2 = 1/6
Ms. Cornelia cut out half a piece of cake, and then ate 1/4 of that half. Which expression shows what she ate?
A: 1/2 X 1/4 = 1/8
B: 1 X 1/4 = 1/4
C: 1/2 X 4 = 4/2
A: 1/2 X 1/4 = 1/8 of the cake
Going from LEAST to GREATEST, what is the next fraction in this set? 1/19, 1/11, 1/__
Any fraction with 1 as the numerator and a denominator less than 11.
Which decimal represents 7 tenths shaded?
A: 0.07
B. 7.00
C: 0.7
C: 0.7 (which means 7 tenths or 70 hundredths shaded)
What is 1/5 X 3/10 = ?
3/50
How would you use the algorithm to solve: 1/8 divided by 1/2?
A: 1/8 X 1/2 =1/16
B: 1/8 X 2/1 = 2/8
C: 8/1 X 2/1 = 16
B: 1/8 X 2/1 = 2/8 (this means there are 2/8 halves in a shaded 1/8 part of a whole)
One third (1/3) of my closet has blue shirts. I pack 1/2 of my blue shirts. Which expression shows what fraction of my closet that I packed?
A: 1 X 1/2 = 1/2
B: 1/2 X 3 = 3/2
C: 1/3 X 1/2 = 1/6
C: 1/3 of my closet that is blue X 1/2 of the blue = 1/6 of my whole closet
Going from GREATEST to LEAST, which fraction could go next in this set? 1/5, 1/7, ___
Any fraction with a numerator of 1 and a denominator greater than 7.
Which decimal is greater: 0.09 or 0.90?
0.90 is greater than 0.09 because 0.90 means 90 hundredths, vs. 0.9 means only 9 hundredths.
Which expression matches a 1/2 of a rectangle that is split into 2 equal parts?
A: 1 whole X 1/2
B: 1/2 X 1/2
C: 1/4 X 1/2
B: 1/2 X 1/2 (half OF a half)
Which expression matches 1/4 divided into 4 equal parts?
A: 1/4 X 4 = 1 whole
B: 1/4 X 1/4 = 1/16
C: 1/4 divided by 1/4 = 1 whole
B: 1/4 X 1/4 = 1/16
1/4 of a bag of starbursts are orange flavored. I used 1/12 OF the orange flavored ones to decorate a gingerbread house. Which expression shows what fraction of all my starbursts that I used?
A: 1/4 X 1/12 = 1/48
B: 1/4 X 12/1 = 3
C: 1 X 1/12= 1/12
A: 1/4 X 1/12 = 1/48 of my whole starbursts bag
Which set of fractions goes from LEAST to GREATEST?
Set A: 1/20, 1/18, 1/10, 1/4
Set B: 1/4, 1/10, 1/18, 1/20
Set A (where the denominators get smaller and smaller, which means the pieces are getting larger)
Which decimal is SMALLER: 0.04 or 0.40?
0.04 is smaller than 0.40, because 0.04 means 4 hundredths, vs. 0.40 means 40 hundredths.
A: 1/3 X 1/3
B: 1/3 X 3
C: 1 whole X 1/3
A: 1/3 X 1/3 (1/3 OF 1/3)
Which expression will help you determine how many one-fifths are in 1/2 of a rectangle?
A: 1/2 X 1/5 = 1/10
B: 1/2 divided by 1/5 = 5/2
C: 2/1 X 5/1 = 10
B: 1/2 divided by 1/5 = 5/2
Talia wrote the story: "3/5 of my holiday lights are red. 1/5 of my holiday lights are green. What fraction of my holiday lights are yellow?" What type of fraction story problem is this?
A: Multiplying fractions
B: Dividing fractions
C: Adding+subtracting fractions
C: Adding + subtracting fractions
Which set of fractions shows going from GREATEST to LEAST?
Set A: 1/30, 1/19, 1/6
Set B: 1/3, 1/7, 1/10
Set C: 1/5, 1/3, 1/11
Set B because the denominators are getting bigger, which means the pieces are going from largest to smallest.
What decimal goes next, going from LEAST to GREATEST?
0.02, 0.04, 0.10, ___
A: 0.09
B: 0.08
C. 0.15
C: 0.15 because it has the most hundredths than the other answers!
A: 1/4 X 2/3 = ?
B: 2/3 X 4 = ?
C: 2/3 divided by 1/4 = ?
A: 1/4 X 2/3 =?
A: 1/6 X 3 = 3/6
B: 1/6 divided by 3 = 1/18
C: 1/6 X 1/3 = 1/18
B and C
Which story matches the expression: 1/5 X 1/10 = 1/50?
A: 1/5 of my hot chocolate has marshmallows. I drank 1/10 of the part that has marshmallows.
C: 1/5 of my bookshelf is fiction. My friend gave me 1/10 of her bookshelf that is also fiction.
C: 1/10 of my balloons are silver. 1/5 of my balloons are gold.
A (which is the same thing as me drinking 1/10 OF the 1/5 part of my cup that has marshmallows!)