Free Printable Fraction Comparison and Equivalency

1.

Sheldon ate $\frac{4}{8}$ of his bag of Cool Ranch Doritos. Which of the following fractions is NOT equivalent to $\frac{4}{8}$ ?

a)

$\frac{2}{4}$

b)

$\frac{8}{16}$

c)

$\frac{1}{4}$

d)

$\frac{6}{12}$

2.

Chucky, Tommy, and Angelica, and Phil each bought a medium pizza from Dominos. Chucky ate $\frac{1}{6}$ of his pizza, Tommy ate $\frac{1}{8}$ of his pizza, Angelica ate $\frac{1}{5}$ of her pizza and Phil ate $\frac{1}{2}$ of his pizza. Who ate the smallest portion of their pizza?

a)

Chucky

b)

Angelica

c)

Tommy

d)

Phil

3.

Which fraction is equivalent to $\frac{3}{4}$ ?

a)

$\frac{6}{12}$

b)

$\frac{6}{8}$

c)

$\frac{3}{8}$

d)

$\frac{9}{8}$

4.

Which symbol correctly compares $\frac{1}{4}$ to $\frac{3}{6}$ ?

a)

>

b)

<

c)

=

5.

Select ALL the fractions that are equivalent to a whole number.

a)

$\frac{6}{2}$

b)

$\frac{5}{6}$

c)

$\frac{12}{3}$

d)

$\frac{5}{1}$

e)

$\frac{3}{4}$

6.

Harry and Ron both bought chocolate frogs on the Hogwarts Express. Harry ate $\frac{2}{3}$ of his chocolate frog. Ron ate $\frac{5}{6}$ of his chocolate frog. Which boy has more of his chocolate frog left?

a)

Harry

b)

Ron

7.

How can you explain why $\frac{5}{8}$ is greater than $\frac{2}{8}$ ?

a)

If $\frac{5}{8}$ and $\frac{2}{8}$ are on the same number line, $\frac{2}{8}$ is closer to 1 than $\frac{5}{8}$ .

b)

When comparing fractions, the fraction with the greatest numerator is ALWAYS greater.

c)

When the same whole is divided into 8 equal parts, five parts are larger than 2 parts.

8.

A fraction is equivalent to $\frac{6}{8}$ and has a denominator of 16. What is the numerator?

a)

3

b)

18

c)

12

d)

2

9.

Mrs. McDonald and Mrs. Williams were running in a race. Mrs. McDonald stopped for water after running $\frac{3}{4}$ of the race. Mrs. Williams stopped for water after running $\frac{5}{12}$ of the race. Who ran farther before taking a water break?

a)

Mrs. Williams ran farther because the numerator of her fraction of the race is more than the numerator of Mrs. McDonald's fraction of the race.

b)

Mrs. McDonald ran farther because she ran more than half of the race before taking a break, and Mrs. Williams ran less than half of the race before taking a break.

c)

Mrs. Williams ran farther because she was closer to finishing the race when she took a break than Mrs. McDonald was when she took a break.

d)

Mrs. McDonald ran farther because fourths are larger than twelfths.

10.

A recipe for chocolate cake calls for $\frac{6}{8}$ of a cup of sugar. Mrs. McDonald only has a $\frac{1}{4}$ cup measuring cup. How many times will she need to fill the $\frac{1}{4}$ cup to equal $\frac{6}{8}$ cup of sugar?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

11.

A fraction is equivalent to $\frac{2}{6}$ , it has a numerator of 8. What is its denominator?

a)

18

b)

24

c)

30

d)

36

12.

Which fraction below is greater than the benchmark fraction $\frac{1}{2}$ ?

a)

$\frac{2}{6}$

b)

$\frac{3}{8}$

c)

$\frac{6}{10}$

d)

$\frac{3}{12}$

Fraction Comparison and Equivalency

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 16mins

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