Question

Compare Fractions

Compare. Write <, >, or =. Write the strategy you used.

1. 3/8 < 3/4

Think The numerators are the same. Compare the denominators. The greater fraction will have the lesser denominator.

same numerator
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2. 2/3 ____ 2/8

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3. 3/4______1/4

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4. At the third grade party, two groups each had their own pizza. The blue group ate 7/8 pizza. The green group ate 2/8 pizza. Which group ate more of their pizza? 5. Ben and Antonio both take the same bus to school;. Bens ride is 7/8 miles. Antonio's ride is 3/4 mile. Who has a longer bus ride

5. B

Answer 1

1. 3/4 is equal to 6/8 so then it is easier to see that it is greater than 3/8.
2. You need to get them to have common denominators first. 2/3 is 16/24 and 2/8 is 6/24. So then it is clear that 2/3 is greater than 2/8.
3. Since these already have the same denominator then you can see that 3/4 is greater than 1/4.
4. 7/8 is greater than 2/8
5. You need to make 3/4 into a common denominator so it becomes 6/8 so then you can see that 7/8 is larger.

Hope that helps.