Fraction Fun: Comparing, Ordering, and Word Problems

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza, and her brother has 2/3 of a pizza. Who has more pizza? How much more does that person have?

• Lily has less pizza by 1/6.

• Lily has more pizza by 1/4.

• Lily has more pizza by 1/12.

• Lily and her brother have the same amount of pizza.

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/4 cup. How much more sugar does she need to make the recipe?

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 1/4 cup

Tom read 5/8 of a book, while his friend read 3/4 of the same book. Who read more, and by how much?

• His friend read more by 1/8 of the book.

• Tom read more by 1/2 of the book.

• Tom read more by 1/4 of the book.

• They read the same amount of the book.

In a class, 2/5 of the students prefer chocolate ice cream, and 3/10 prefer vanilla. Which flavor is preferred by more students, and by how much?

• Chocolate is preferred by 10 more students than vanilla.

• Chocolate is preferred by 3 more students than vanilla.

• Both flavors are preferred equally by 2 students each.

• Vanilla is preferred by 5 more students than chocolate.

Emma has 1/3 of a yard of fabric, and she needs 1/2 a yard for a project. Does she have enough fabric? If not, how much more does she need?

• No, she needs 1/6 of a yard more.

• No, she needs 1/4 of a yard more.

• Yes, she has enough fabric.

• Yes, she needs 1/3 of a yard more.

A garden has 1/6 of its area planted with tomatoes and 1/4 planted with carrots. Which vegetable has more area planted, and by how much?

• Tomatoes have more area planted by 1/12 of the total area.

• Both vegetables have the same area planted.

• Carrots have more area planted by 1/12 of the total area.

• Carrots have more area planted by 1/6 of the total area.

During a sale, a store sold 3/5 of its toys. If they had 1/2 of the toys left after the sale, how many toys were sold?

• 4

• 2

• 5

• 3

A cake is cut into 8 equal pieces. If 3/8 of the cake is left, how many pieces have been eaten?

• 6

• 4

• 2

• 5

In a race, Sarah ran 2/3 of a mile, while John ran 5/6 of a mile. Who ran further, and by how much?

• Sarah ran further by 1/6 of a mile.

• Both ran the same distance.

• John ran further by 1/6 of a mile.

• John ran further by 1/3 of a mile.

A jar contains 1/2 of a liter of juice. If 1/4 of a liter is poured out, how much juice is left in the jar?

• 3/4 liter

• 1/4 liter

• 1/2 liter

• 1 liter