Comparison Using Benchmark Fractions

The video tutorial explains how to use benchmark fractions like 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4 to compare other fractions. It demonstrates comparing fractions such as 3/5 and 2/7 using 1/2, and 9/13 and 5/12 using 1/3. The tutorial also covers equivalent fractions, showing how 3/12 and 5/20 are both equal to 1/4. The lesson concludes with a summary of the methods for comparing fractions using benchmarks.

What are benchmark fractions and how are they used in comparing other fractions?

Compare the fractions 3/5 and 2/7 using the benchmark fraction 1/2. What conclusion can you draw?

Why can't 1/2 be used as a benchmark for comparing the fractions 9/13 and 5/12?

Explain how the fraction 9/30 relates to the benchmark fraction 1/3.

What is the relationship between the fractions 9/30, 1/3, and 5/12?

How do the fractions 3/12 and 5/20 compare to the benchmark fraction 1/4?

Summarize what you learned about comparing fractions using benchmark fractions in this lesson.