Comparing Fractions

What is a benchmark fraction?

• common fractions that we use to compare other fractions

• unit fractions

• fractions we add to each other

What is a whole number

• fraction parts

• numbers that don't have fractions, like 1,2,3,4

• different shapes such as, squares and triangles

What is an equivalent fraction?

• represents one part of a whole that has been divided into equal parts.

• the number below the fraction bar in a fraction

• fractions that name the same part of a whole or the same location on a number line

Can you have a whole number and a fraction part?

• True

• False

Is 3/8. (>,<, or = ) to 3/4 ?

• 3/8 < 3/4

• 3/8 > 3/4

• 3/8 = 3/4

Is 2/6 (>, <, =) to 2/8?

• 2/6 < 2/8

• 2/6 = 2/8

• 2/6 > 2/8

Which of the fractions are closer to 1 than to 0?

1/3, 5/6, 3/4, 3/8

• 1/3, 5/6, 3/8

• 5/6, 3/4

• 3/8, 1/3

Is 5/8 (>, <, =) to 2/8?

• 5/8 < 2/8

• 5/8 = 2/8

• 5/8 > 2/8

What fraction is equivalent to 3?

• 1/2

• 3/1

• 1/3

Use the number line to compare the fractions 7/8 and 4/8. Choose the true statement.

• 7/8 is greater than 4/8.

• 7/8 is equal to 4/8.

• 7/8 is less than 4/8.