Comparing Simple Fractions

A dress is priced at £60. Jessica bought it for 7/10 of the price and Kim bought it for 4/7 of the price. Who bought it cheaper?

• Jessica

• Kim

As the number of parts (denominator) get larger, the size of the unit fraction gets ________

• bigger

• smaller

fifth _____________ 1 fourth

• is greater than

• is less than

• is equal to

• is greater than

• is less than

• is equal to

whole _________ 2 halves

• is greater than

• is less than

• is equal to

eighth _______ 1 tenth

• is greater than

• is less than

• is equal to

1 tenth _________ 1 seventh

• is greater than

• is less than

• is equal to

whole __________ 5 fifths

• is greater than

• is less than

• is equal to

Compare these fractions

1/5 3/5

• =

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Compare fractions

5/6____1/2

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• >

• =