Strategies for Comparing Fractions

Strategies for Comparing Fractions

I can compare fractions.

Multiple Choice

Pick the correct statement

• 27<72

• 27>72

• 27=72

Multiple Choice

Pick the correct statement

• 10<3+4

• 10>3+4

• 10=3+4

​Comparing fractions with the same denominator

​Look at the numerators! 

Multiple Choice

What statement is correct? 

• 3/5<4/5

• 3/5>4/5

Multiple Choice

What statement is correct? 

• 8/12 < 10/12

• 8/12 > 10/12

​Comparing fractions with like numerators

​Comparing fractions with like numerators

Multiple Choice

Select the correct statement.

• 2/5 > 2/7

• 2/5 < 2/7

Multiple Choice

Select the correct statement.

• 3/10 > 3/7

• 3/10 < 3/7

Both fractions are close to half​

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​Close to half

• ​compare both to 1/2

• ​is one is less than 1/2?

• is one is more 1/2?

​Close to half

• ​compare both to 1/2

• ​is one is less than 1/2?

• is one is more 1/2?

​5/8 __ 2/5

​3/8 __ 7/12

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Multiple Choice

if my fraction had a denominator of 8 what would half be? 

• 8

• 16

• 4

Multiple Choice

Compare 3/8 to half

• 3/8 is greater than half

• 3/8 is less than half

Multiple Choice

if my fraction had a denominator of 12 what would half be? 

• 12

• 6

• 24

Multiple Choice

Compare 7/12 to half

• 7/12 is greater than half

• 7/12 is less than half

Multiple Choice

If 3/8 is less than half and 7/12 is greater than half, then...

• 3/8 > 7/12

• 3/8 < 7/12

​Both fractions are close to one

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​Both fractions are close to one

7/8 __ 11/12​

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct statement 

• 7/8 > 6/7

• 7/8 < 6/7

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct statement 

• 4/5 > 5/6

• 4/5 < 5/6

​Mixed Practice

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Multiple Choice

What strategy should we choose? 

4/5 __ 2/3 

• like denominators 

• like numerators 

• compare to half 

• compare to whole

Fill in the Blanks

4/5

2/3

Multiple Choice

What strategy should we choose? 

7/9 __ 7/10

• like denominators 

• like numerators 

• compare to half 

• compare to whole

Fill in the Blanks

7/9

7/10

Multiple Choice

What strategy should we choose? 

2/3 __ 5/6

• like denominators 

• like numerators 

• compare to half 

• compare to whole

Fill in the Blanks

2/3

5/6