Comparing Fractions
Which is greater: 4/5 or 4/9? How do you know?
4/5 because since the numerators are the same, you have to see which denominator is smaller.
Write an equivalent fraction to 1/2.
2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12, 10/20, 50/100
Which is greater: 0.9 and 0.34?
0.9
Write this number as a decimal: 5 7/10
5.7
Which fraction is closer to 1 1/2: 7/8, 1 3/4, and 1 5/8?
1 5/8
I ate 4/10 of a pie. What is an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100?
40/100
Which value is the least: 0.5 and 0.15?
0.15
Write this number as a fraction: 14.53
14 53/100
Which is greater: 3/4 or 9/12?
Neither, they are equal.
Simplify 12/18.
2/3
Which is greater: 4.8 and 4.80?
Neither, they are equal.
Write this number as a decimal: sixty-two hundredths.
0.62
Which is greater: 4/6 or 5/8? Make a common denominator and solve.
4/6
Are these fractions equivalent: 2/5 and 10/25?
Yes
Which value is the least: 30.10 or 31.0?
30.10
Write this number as a decimal: four and three tenths.
4.3
Mrs. Dust spends about 3/7 of the day sleeping and Mr. Dust spends about 6/9 of the day sleeping. Who spends more time sleeping?
Mr. Dust because 6/9 is greater than 3/7.
Write 5 equivalent fractions for 1/4.
2/8, 3/12, 4/16, 5/20, 6/24
Sam has 3 cupcakes that weigh 2.2 ounces, 2.02 ounces, and 2.20 ounces. Is the weight of each cupcake the same? Explain.
The first cupcake and the third cupcake weigh the same because even though 2.20 has an extra zero it is the same value as 2.2, the zero does not change the value. The second cupcake has a different weight because the location of the zero in 2.02 does change the value.
2.42