Comparing Fractions
Comparing Unit Fractions
Story Problems
Story Problems
Story Problems
100
Compare
1/2 _____ 3/4
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100
Which is larger?
1/3 or 1/5
1/3
100
Jenny ate 3/8 of her pizza. Danny ate 2/4 of his pizza. Who ate more pizza?
Danny
100
Joe made a table to show the time it took him to walk to school (in hours) on different days of the week.
Monday 3/10
Tuesday 4/6
Wednesday 8/12
Thursday 1/3
On which days did Joe walk for more than 1/2 hour?
Tuesday
Wednesday
100
Pablo and Kyle each bought a bag of popcorn at the movies. Pablo ate 4/8 of his popcorn. Kyle at 4/6 of his popcorn. Who ate less?
Pablo
200
Compare
2/4 _____ 4/8
=
200
Which is smaller?
1/9 or 1/10
1/10
200
A cherry pie is cut into 6 slices. A pumpkin pie is cut into 12 slices. 3 slices of cherry were eaten. 6 slices of pumpkin were eaten. Which pie was more eaten?
They were both the same amount
200
Ben and Jake shared a pepperoni pizza. Ben ate 5/8 of the pizza. Jake ate 3/8 of the pizza. Who ate less?
Jake
200
David swam 9/10 meters of the pool. Susan swam 8/12 meters of the pool. Who swam more?
David
300
Compare
3/8 _____ 4/10
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300
Which is larger?
1/11 or 1/12
1/11
300
5/12 of a chocolate cake were eaten. 3/6 of a marble cake were eaten. Which cake had more eaten?
marble
300
Hannah and Emily are running a race. Hannah has finished 2/6 of the race. Emily has finished 3/8 of the race. Who has finished more of the race?
Emily
300
Wayne bought a box of muffins. 4/6 were blueberry and rest were not. Were there MORE or LESS blueberry muffins than other?
more
400
Compare
2/5 ____ 3/7
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400
Which is smaller?
1/7 or 1/4
1/7
400
Bella and Jude are reading the same book about penguins. Bella has read 3/4 of the book. Jude has read 2/4 of the book. Who has read more?
Bella
400
Olivia and Claire planted flowers in their garden. Olivia planted 3/4 of the flowers, and Claire planted 3/12 of the flowers. Who planted fewer flowers?
Claire
400
Jordan has 5/8 can of green paint and 3/6 can of blue paint. The cans are the same size. Does Jordan have more green or blue?
Green
500
Compare
10/12 ____ 9/11
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500
Which is larger?
1/6 or 1/12
1/6
500
2/8 of plain brownies were eaten. 3/16 of caramel brownies were eaten. Which brownies had more eaten?
plain
500
Chase and Ashley are painting pictures in art class. Chase has completed 1/2 of his painting. Ashley has completed 1/3 of her painting. Who has painted more?
Chase
500
Can you compare the fractions of the 2 cakes?
No