Comparing Fractions on a Number Line

Compare these fractions

1/ 8 8/8

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5/6______3/4

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Mrs. Robinson is comparing 1/6 and 1/4. She uses fraction strips. Mrs. Robinson says that 1/6 > 1/4. Do you agree? **Hint - use your fraction strips!

• Yes, because 6 is bigger than 4

• No, because the size of a 1/4 is bigger than the size of 1/6.

• They are the same because it is 1 out of the whole for both fractions.

• Yes, because I can see that 1/6 is bigger than 1/4.

Use your fraction tools to compare the fractions.

1/8 ____ 1/4

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Use your fraction tools to compare the fractions.

3/3 ____ 4/4

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Is 4/3 greater than, less than, or equal to one?

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• less

• equal

Use your fraction tools to compare the fractions.

2/4 ____ 3/6

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Use your tools to compare the fractions.

5/3 ______ 4/3

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Which symbol is correct for these two fractions?

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Look at the shaded model.  Which number sentence is true?

• 3/8>5/8

• 4/8<3/8

• 3/8<4/8

• 3/8<5/8