Comparing Fractions

Michel’s book weighs

3/4 of a pound.

Chris’s book weighs

3/8 of a pound.

Whose book weighs

more?

• Michel's Book

• Chris's Book

A bus ride to New

York City takes 2/3 of

a day. A bus ride to

Boston takes 2/6 of a

day. Which bus ride is

shorter?

• New York City

• Boston

Raul ran 3/8 of a

mile. His brother,

Carlos, ran 5/8 of a

mile. Who ran

further?

• Raul

• Carlos

The Thunderhill track

is 4/8 of a mile long.

The Harris Hill track is

4/4 of a mile. Which

track is longer?

• Thunderhill track

• Harris Hill track

I am 3/4 of the way

through Holes and

3/6 of the way through

There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom.

Which book am I closer

to finishing?

• Holes

• There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom

A Hershey bar costs

3/8 of a dollar. A

Snickers bar costs

6/8 of a dollar.

Which candy bar

costs more?

• Hershey Bar

• Snickers Bar

Dulce Dog is fed 3/4 of

a cup of dry food and

3/8 of a cup of wet

food each day. Is she

given more wet or dry

food?

• dry food

• wet food

Alyssa ate lunch in 2/6

of an hour. Later that

day she took 3/6 of an

hour to eat dinner. Did

she take longer to eat

lunch or dinner?

• Lunch

• Dinner

Dean has a piece of

rope 4/6 of a yard

long. Sam has a

piece of rope 4/8 of

a yard long. Who has

the shorter rope?

• Dean

• Sam

Angie weighs 2/6 of

what her dad weighs.

her brother weighs 2/4

of what their dad

weighs. Who weighs

less?

• Angie

• Angie's Brother