Comparing Fractions
Which fraction is larger: 1/4. or 1/5?
1/4
7/8 - 5/8 = ?
2/8
Name TWO equivalent fractions for 3/5.
6/10
9/15
12/20
30/50
Wormie grew 2.56 cm in a month. His brother, Squirmy, grew 2.6 cm in the same time. Their sister Wiggler's growth was between that of Wormie and Squirmy. How much could Wiggler have grown?
2.57 cm
2.58 cm
2.59 cm
How do you write 9/100 as a decimal?
0.09
Which fraction is larger: 2/5 or 3/6?
3/6
7/10 + 5/10 = ?
12/10 or 1 2/10
Jane said an equivalent fraction for 9/12 was 3/4. How did she find that answer?
She divided 9/12 by 3/3.
Andrew practices baseball drills for 2 1/4 hours. He divides that time equally among 5 drills. How much time is spent on each drill?
2 hours = 120 min
1/4 hour= 15 min
Total: 135 min
135/5 =27 minutes
2 1/4 - 1 3/4 = ?
2/4
Which fraction is larger: 7/12 or 5/12?
7/12
In class, we spent 4/8 of the time listening to the lesson. We spent 2/8 of the time doing a practice page, and the rest of the time playing a game. How much time was spent playing the game?
2/8 of the time
What is the correct way to write the decimal for 51/100?
0.51
Lyla feeds her cat 3/4 of a cup of food twice a day. How much food does she feed her cat in 3 days?
3/4 x (2 x 3)= 3/4 x 6 = 18/4 or 4 2/4 c
If Emmanuel runs 3/4 of a mile a day for 4 days, how many miles did he run in all?
3 miles
Choose the sign that makes the number sentence correct: 1/3 ______ 4/12
<, >, or =
=
In a relay race, Billy Bob runs 3/10 of a mile, Mary Mary runs 4/10 of a mile, and Jimmy Joe runs the rest of the mile. How much of a mile did Jimmy Joe run?
3/10 of a mile
How would you write 3.2 as a mixed number?
3 2/10
Mrs. Shoemaker has 50 yards of yarn. She uses 2 yards to crochet baby booties. The rest she divides evenly among 4 students to make sock puppets. How many yards of yarn does each student get?
12 yards
3 4/5 + 2 3/5 = ?
6 2/5
Put these fractions in order from least to greatest:
3/5, 1/2, 7/8
1/2
3/5
7/8
51/100 of the playground is a playing field. 3/10 of the playground is swings and slides. What is the total part of the playground that is taken up by a field, swings and slides?
81/100 of the playground
Which of the following are equivalent to 5.4?
a. 5.04
b. 5.40
c. 5 40/100
d. 4 5/10
b. 5.40
c. 5 40/100
Shannon is making punch for a party. She uses 5 cups of Sprite, 3 quarts of pineapple juice, and 2 1/2 quarts of Sunny D. How many cups of punch does she make?
27 c
If a gallon is 16 cups, what is 2/4 of a gallon?
8 c.