Comparing Fractions Story Problems

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

• Tray

• Suad

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

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

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

Mr. Sommers spent 10 minutes of his 50 minute math period reviewing homework. Mr. Sunshine spent 12 minutes of his 60 minute math perioid reviewing homework. Which teacher spent a greater fraction of his math period reviewing homework?

• Mr. Sommers

• Mr. Sunshine

Manuela bought 11/12 yard of polka dot fabric and 7/9 yard of flowered fabric. Which fabric did she buy more of?

• 11/12 (polka dot)

• 7/9 (flowered)

Of the 7 pens in Ms. Young's desk, 3 are blue. Of the 9 pens in Mr. Fox's desk, 5 are blue. Which teacher has a greater fraction of pens that are blue?

• Ms. Young

• Mr. Fox

Using the fraction strips above, which comparison statement is true?

• 1/3 > 1/6

• 1/3 < 1/6

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