Comparing Fractions Using a Benchmark Fraction

How can you compare fractions with unlike denominators using benchmarks?

• By using benchmark fractions like, 0, 1/2 or 1

• By finding a common denominator

• By multiplying the denominators

• By converting all fractions to decimals

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• benchmark fractions

• mixed numbers

• common denominators

• equivalent fractions

What is a common benchmark used to compare and order fractions?

• 20

• 0

• 5

• 10

Which number line shows 1/2?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What fraction is represented at point S?

What value is represented by the circle?

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

Which fraction is exactly halfway between 0 and 1 on a number line?

Use the fractions on a number line to find a fraction that is equivalent to 3/6.

• 4/6

• 7/12

• 6/12

• 2/3

What are benchmark fractions?

• The product result of one number multiplied by another number

• The product result of one number multiplied by another number

• The smallest common multiple of two or more numbers

• Common fractions that we can measure or judge against, when measuring, comparing, or ordering other fractions.