Comparing fractions

Which fraction is bigger?

3/6 or 3/4

• 3/6

• 3/4

What is a strategy you can NOT use to compare fractions with different numerators and different denominators?

• Number line

• Common denominators

• Area model

• Representing the fractions through a model

Can you compare fractions that are different sizes?

• Yes

• No

• I don’t know

What is a benchmark fraction?

• The top number of a fraction

• The bottom number of a fraction

• A fraction where the numerator is 1

• Common fractions used to compare other fractions

Find the common denominators between these fractions

4/5 and 5/6

• 30

• 35

• 40

• They don’t have any multiples in common

Which fraction is less than 1?

• 8/7

• 3/4

• 10/9

• 4/4

True or False:

4/6 is greater than 4/5

• True

• False

Fill in the blank:

3/3 ___ 4/4

• < (Less than)

• > (Greater than)

• = (Equal to)

Fill in the blank:

1/2 ___ 2/3

• < (Less than)

• > (Greater than)

• = (Equal to)

Which of the following is NOT a benchmark fraction?

• 0

• 5/6

• 1

• 1/2