Comparing Fractions

Marc ran ²/₃ mile, Terry ran ⁵/₆ mile, and Ricky ran ⁹/₁₂ mile. Which statement is correct?

• Marc ran farther than Ricky.
• Ricky ran farther than Terry.
• Marc and Terry ran equal distances.
• Ricky and Terry ran equal distances.

Which fraction is NOT equivalent to ³/₅?

• ¹²/₂₀
• ²⁴/₃₅
• ²⁷/₄₅
• ³⁶/₆₀

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.3A

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

Which fraction is equivalent to ⁷/₈?

• ⁵⁶/₇₂
• ⁴⁹/₆₄
• ⁶³/₇₂
• ⁸⁴/108

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.3A

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

Brianna talked on her cell phone to 2 friends. She talked to Elisa for of ³/₄ an hour and Eva for four-sixths of an hour. Which friend did she talk to the longest?

• Elisa, because ³/₄ > ⁴/₆
• Eva, because ⁶/₄ > ³/₄
• Elisa, because ⁴/₆ > ³/₄
• Eva, because ⁴/₆ < ³/₄

Which comparison represents the shaded part of the bars?

• ⁶/₁₀ < ⁴/₅
• ⁶/₁₀ > ⁴/₅
• ⁴/₁₀ > ⁴/₅
• ⁴/₁₀ = ⁴/₅

Which comparison represents the shaded part of the bars?

• ¹/₂ > ³/₄
• ¹/₃ > ²/₄
• ³/₄ > ¹/₂
• ¹/₂ < ¹/₄

Jesse is putting grape jelly into jars. Each jar needs to be less than ⁵/₆ full. Which of the following comparisons is true?

• ⁶/₇ < ⁵/₆
• ⁵/₆ < ⁷/₈
• ¹¹/₁₂ < ⁵/₆
• ³/₅ > ⁵/₆

The shaded part of each group shown below represents a fraction. The groups are shaded to show ⁶/₁₀ is equivalent to which fraction?

• ⁴/₆
• ²/₅ 
• ³/₅ 
• ³/₁₀

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.3A

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

Peggy and her sister Beth have the same size plates. Peggy fills three-fourths of her plate with pasta. Beth fills three-eighths of her plate with pasta. Who put less pasta on her plate?

• Peggy and Beth ate the same amount.
• Peggy put less pasta on her plate.
• Beth put less pasta on her plate.
• Not here

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.A.2

There are two pies for dessert. One pie is blueberry and the other pie is apple. Two-fourths of the blueberry pie get eaten and three-sixths of the apple pie get eaten. Which pie had more eaten?

• Blueberry pie had more eaten because ²/₄ > ³/₆
• Apple pie had more eaten because ³/₆ > ²/₄
• Blueberry pie had more eaten because ²/₄ < ³/₆
• Both pies had the same amount eaten because ²/₄ = ³/₆