Comparing Fractions Story Problems

At a pizza party, Zoe and Noah decided to share a pizza. Zoe gobbled up 3/4 of the pizza, while Noah managed to eat only 2/4. Who do you think enjoyed more pizza?

• They both enjoyed the same amount of pizza

• Zoe

• Noah

• They didn't eat any pizza, Scarlett did

In a thrilling race, Noah and Mason are competing against each other. Noah, with his lightning speed, completes 5/6 of the track, while Mason, with his steady pace, completes 3/6 of the same track. Who do you think crossed a greater fraction of the track?

• Mason

• Cannot be determined

• Both Noah and Mason completed the same fraction

• Noah

Aiden baked a cake and sold 4/5 of it at his school fair. On the other hand, Lily and Michael teamed up and sold 3/5 of a similar cake at the same fair. Who do you think sold more cake?

• Both Aiden and the team of Lily and Michael sold the same amount of cake.

• Lily and Michael sold more cake.

• Aiden sold more cake.

• Aiden sold 1/5 more cake than Lily and Michael.

Grace, Liam, and David went on a school trip to the zoo. They noticed that 7/8 of the monkeys were swinging around playfully, while 6/8 of the lions were snoozing under the sun. Which group of animals had a greater fraction involved in their activity?

• Lions

• Both had the same fraction involved

• None of the animals were involved

• Monkeys

Katie's milkshake recipe calls for 3/5 of a scoop of ice cream and Celine's recipe calls for 1/2 of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Katie's recipe than in Celine's recipe?

Ms. Chaumont assigned a project to the class. Alanna finished 1/6 of her project before lunch. Sara finished 1/2 of her project before lunch. How much more did Sara finish?

• 4/6

• 2/3

• 3/6

• 1/3

Logan watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 2/3 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/2 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

• Monday 1/8 mile, Wednesday 4/8 mile, Friday 3/4 mile

• Friday 4/8 mile, Monday 3/4 mile, Wednesday 1/8 mile

• Friday 1/8 mile, Monday 4/8 mile, Wednesday 3/4 mile

• We compared and we know which one.

• We tried and we think we got it

• We need help

Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide