Fractions STAAR Questions

Four people are mowing their lawns. The table shows the fraction of each lawn that has already been mowed by each person. Which of these people have mowed greater than 3/4 of a lawn?

• Nate, Rudy, Marc, and Santos

• Nate and Marc only

• Rudy only

• Santos only

Which fraction belongs in the box to make this comparison true?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/5

Ms. Thompson needs 15/2 yards of red fabric and 7/2 yards of silver fabric. Which comparison is true?

• 15/2 > 7/2

• 15/2 = 7/2

• 15/2 < 7/2

• None of these

The thickness of Jacob's cell phone is 3/8 inch. The thickness of Crosby's cell phone is less than Jacob's. Which measurement could be the thickness of Crosby's cell phone?

• 2/5 inch

• 4/7 inch

• 1/3 inch

• 5/6 inch

An office had three baskets of letters ready to be mailed. The first basket was 2/10 full, the second basket was 3/6 full, and the third basket was 1/5 full. Which comparison is true?

• 1/5 > 3/6

• 2/10 < 1/5

• 3/6 < 2/10

• 1/5 > 2/10

Trevor jogged the following fractions of a mile last week. - Monday: 3/4 mile - Tuesday: 5/10 mile - Friday: 4/5 mile Which comparison of these fractions of a mile is true?

• 4/5 < 5/10

• 4/5 < 3/4

• 3/4 < 5/10

• 3/4 < 4/5

Which comparison is true? Compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators and represent the comparison using the symbols >, =, or <.

• 1/5 < 2/4

• 2/3 < 1/2

• 1/4 < 2/10

• 1/3 < 2/7

Sergio completed 2/3 of a project. Julius completed 4/9 of an identical project. Each student shaded a model to represent the fraction of the project he completed. Which student completed more of his project?

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Faith has completed 6/18 of her math homework. Olivia has completed 4/9 of her math homework. Which of these girls has completed a greater fraction of her math homework?

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Johann bought (3/16) pound of ham and (7/16) pound of turkey at the grocery store. What is a reasonable estimate of the total amount of ham and turkey Johann bought?

• About (1/2) lb

• About (3/4) lb

• Between (3/4) lb and 1 lb

• Between 1 lb and (1/2) lb