Fractions Review Comparing Two

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Compare pink to purple, 6/8 to 2/3. Select ALL correct answers.

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Terrance and Chad each bought the same size apple pie. Terrance ate 2/3 of his pie and Chad ate 2/4 of his. Who ate the most pie?

• Chad

• Terrance

Sarah and Mandi are reading the same book. Sarah has read one-fourth of the book and Mandi has read one-sixth of the book. Who has read the least amount of the book?

• Sarah

• Mandi

Amy runs 2/10 of a mile and Kim runs 2/8 of a mile. Which statement is true?

• 2/10 < 2/8

• 2/8 < 2/10

• 2/10 = 2/8

• 2/10 > 2/8

Crew walks 4/6 of a mile to school. Max walks 2/6 of a mile. Which statement correctly explains who walks further to get to school?

• Crew walks further because 4/6 > 2/6.

• Max walks further because 2/6 < 4/6 .

• Crew walks further because 4/6 < 2/6.

• Max walks further because 2/6 > 4/6.

Four friends ran part of one mile. The table below shows the distance the friends ran. Which two friends ran the same distance?

• Ruth and Nate

• Nate and Valerie

• Valerie and Sam

• Ruth and Sam

Select all the equivalent fractions that are represented using the number lines above.

• 1/3=2/6

• 2/3=4/6

• 2/3=2/6

• 3/3=6/6

• 1/3=1/6

Matthew and Nathaniel each drew a circle and partitioned them into halves. Examine the drawings above. Choose all the statements that correctly describe the drawings.

• Both Matthew and Nathaniel drew circles of the same size.

• Both Mathew and Nathaniel shaded in 1/2 of their circle.

• Mathew’s 1/2 is equal to Nathaniel’s 1/2.

• Mathew’s 1/2 is not equal to Nathaniel’s 1/2 because they each have a different whole.

• Mathew’s shaded part is smaller than Nathaniel’s shaded part.

Which comparison statement and reasoning is correct when referring to the same whole?

• 2/4 < 2/6 because the size of the parts are larger when the denominator is larger.

• 2/4 > 2/6 because the size of the parts are smaller when the denominator is smaller.

• 2/4 > 2/6 because the size of the parts are larger when the denominator is smaller.

• 2/4 = 2/6 because the numerators are the same.