Comparing Fractions

Which comparison is true?

• 1/5 < 2/4

• 2/3 < 1/2

• 1/4 < 2/10

• 1/3 < 2/7

Eleese's gymnastic practice lasts for 2/3
of an hour. It takes her  1/6 of an hour to drive to practice. Will Eleese's spend more time at gymnastic practice or driving to practice?

• at gymnastic practice

• driving to practice

• gymnastic practice and driving to practice. They are equal.

• getting ready

Liz and Cara were going to a monkey rescue center. They stopped by the store and each bought 2 bananas. One to eat on the way to the center and one to feed to the monkeys. On the way to the center, they both were hungrier than they thought and decided to eat some of their second banana too. Liz ate 3/5

of her second banana. Cara ate less than Liz did of her second banana.

• 4/6

• 4/7

• 4/5

• 5/7

Which comparison is true?

• 2/4 > 4/8

• 4/8 < 5/10

• 5/6 > 4/8

• 5/6 < 5/10

Trevor slept the following fractions of the night last week.

Monday: 3/4 night

Tuesday: 5/10 night

Wednesday: 4/5 night.

Which comparison of these fractions of the night is NOT true?

• 1/5 > 5/10

• 3/4 < 4/5

• 5/10 > 3/4

• 5/10 < 4/5

6/12 and 8/24

Are these denominators related?

• Yes

• No

6/12 and 8/24

What fraction will you have to change?

• 6/12 and 8/24

• 8/24 only

• 6/12 only

• No fraction needs to be changed.