Comparing Unit Fractions Story Problems

Cathy worked for one-fourth of an hour. Carson worked for one-sixth of an hour. Who worked longer?

• Cathy

• Carson

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

CCSS.4.NF.A.2

Tray ate one-eighth of a pizza. Suad ate one-third of a pizza. Who ate the most?

• Tray

• Suad

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CCSS.4.NF.A.2

There were three frogs. Frog number 1 jumped one-twelfth of a meter, frog number 2 jumped one-third of a meter, frog number 3 jumped one-seventh of a meter. Which frog jumped the farthest?

• Frog Number 1

• Frog Number 2

• Frog Number 3

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

CCSS.4.NF.A.2

Ugbad bought one-sixth of a pound of candy. Stella bought one-fourth of a pound of candy. Paige bought one-half of a pound of candy. Who bought the most candy?

• Ugbad

• Stella

• Paige

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CCSS.4.NF.A.2

One-ninth, one-seventh, one-tenth. Which unit fraction is the smallest value?

• one-ninth

• one-seventh

• one-tenth

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3D

Clifford got one-tenth of the problems incorrect on a worksheet. Talia got one-twelfth of the problems incorrect and Caleb got one-ninth of the problems incorrect. Who had the best score?

• Clifford

• Talia

• Caleb

Andrew walked one-fifth of the way to the park. Aryanna walked one-third of the way to the park. Melat walked one-sixth of the way. Who walked the farthest?

• Andrew

• Aryanna

• Melat

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CCSS.4.NF.A.2

Sarayah and Ali shared one-half of a bag that contained 16 gummy bears. How many gummy bears did they eat?

• 16 bears

• 6 bears

• 8 bears

• 10 bears

Kate, Aliyah and Keira walked one-half of the way to the mall. If the mall was four miles away, how far did they walk?

• one mile

• two miles

• one and one-half miles

• two and one-half miles

Challenge Question: Ralf biked one-third of the way to a friends house. The friend lived nine miles away. How far did Ralf bike?

• 2 miles

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

• 5 miles