Fun with Comparing Fractions and Word Problems

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza, and Tom has 2/3 of a pizza. Who has more pizza?

• Lily and Tom have no pizza.

• Lily has more pizza.

• Tom has more pizza.

• They have the same amount of pizza.

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/3 cup. How much more sugar does she need?

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/6 cup

In a class, 2/5 of the students are boys and 3/8 are girls. Who has a larger fraction in the class?

• The fraction of boys is less than that of girls.

• Boys and girls have equal fractions in the class.

• Girls have a larger fraction in the class.

• Boys have a larger fraction in the class.

Emma drank 5/6 of her juice, while Noah drank 4/5 of his juice. Who drank more juice?

• Noah drank more juice.

• Emma and Noah drank equal amounts of juice.

• Emma drank more juice.

• They drank the same amount of juice.

A garden has 1/2 of its area planted with flowers and 3/10 with vegetables. Which fraction represents a larger area?

• 1/2

• 3/10

• 1/4

• 2/5

At a party, 3/4 of the guests are children and 5/6 are adults. Who has a larger fraction of guests?

• Adults and children have equal fractions of guests.

• Children have a larger fraction of guests.

• There are more guests than adults or children.

• Adults have a larger fraction of guests.

A baker used 2/3 of a bag of flour for cookies and 1/2 for cake. Which dessert used more flour?

• Both used the same amount of flour.

• Cakes used more flour.

• Cookies used more flour.

• Neither used any flour.

In a race, 3/5 of the runners finished, while 4/7 of the walkers finished. Who had a higher finishing fraction?

• Walkers had a higher finishing fraction.

• Neither group had a finishing fraction.

• Both had the same finishing fraction.

• Runners had a higher finishing fraction.

A library has 1/3 of its books in fiction and 2/5 in non-fiction. Which type of book has a larger fraction?

• Biographies

• Poetry

• Textbooks

• Non-fiction

During a sale, 3/8 of the items are discounted and 1/2 are full price. Which fraction represents a larger portion of items?

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/8