Comparing Fractions Different Numerators and Denominators

Fill in the blank:

1/2 ___ 2/3

• < (Less than)

• > (Greater than)

• = (Equal to)

What is a strategy you can NOT use to compare fractions with different numerators and different denominators?

• Number line

• Common denominators

• Area model

• Representing the fractions through a model

What is a benchmark fraction?

• The top number of a fraction

• The bottom number of a fraction

• A fraction where the numerator is 1

• Common fractions used to compare other fractions

Which fraction is less than 1?

• 8/7

• 3/4

• 10/9

• 4/4

True or False:

4/6 is greater than 4/5

• True

• False

Fill in the blank:

3/3 ___ 4/4

• < (Less than)

• > (Greater than)

• = (Equal to)

Which of the following fractions is not equivalent to 1/2?

• 5/10

• 4/6

• 3/8

• 2/4

If you eat four out of eight pieces of a pizza, how much pizza did you eat?

• 1/2

• 1/16

• 1/8

• 1/4

If you have to find the missing number in the fraction 2/8 = ?/16, what is the missing number?

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 2

If you have to find the missing number in the fraction 5/15 = ?/3, what is the missing number?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 3