Fractions Review

Look at the number line model.  Which number sentence is true?

• 3/4>3/5

• 3/5>3/4

• Because 4 groups of 1/12 is 4/12

• 3 x 1/12 = 1/3

• Because 4/12 is equivalent to 1/3

• 4 x 1/12 is 4/12

What fraction of the rectangle is blue? (Answer will be in simplest form)

• 1/6

• 1/3

• 6/2

• 2/3

Bahama Bucks is giving away snow cones to a class of students. 5/16 students received bubblegum. 7/16 students received cherry and the rest of the students received banana. What is the fraction of the students that received banana?

• 8/16

• 12/16

• 3/16

• 4/16

How much of this shape is shaded?

• 1/3

• 2/6

• 2/3

• 1/2

A builder needs more than gallon of paint to paint a bathroom. The builder has a can of blue paint and a can of gray paint. The tables show how much paint is in each can. What color of paint should the builder use? Which color of paint should the builder use?

• The builder should use the can of blue paint because 5/8 is greater than 1/2.

• The builder should use the can of blue paint because 5/8 is less than 1/2.

• The builder should use the can of gray paint because 6/12 is greater than 1/2.

• The builder should use the can of gray paint because 6/12 is less than 1/2.

• 3/6 < 1/2

• 3/8 > 1/4

• 7/8 < 7/10

• 4/10 = 2/5

• 6/5 > 5/6

What fraction is shaded in each of these models?

• A

• B

• C

• D

A builder needs more than gallon of paint to paint a bathroom. The builder has a can of blue paint and a can of gray paint. The tables show how much paint is in each can. What color of paint should the builder use? Which color of paint should the builder use?

• A The builder should use the can of blue paint because 5/8 is greater than 1/2.

• The builder should use the can of blue paint because 5/8 is less than 1/2.

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• The builder should use the can of gray paint because 6/12 is greater than 1/2.

• The builder should use the can of gray paint because 6/12 is less than 1/2.