Comparing Fractions Worksheet
The method (Look for what matches): Same denominator: the bigger numerator is the bigger fraction. Same numerator: the smaller denominator is the bigger fraction. Use > (greater than), < (less than) or = (equal).
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which is smaller: 5/8 or 1/8? (a) 5/8 (b) 1/8
- 2.Which is smaller: 3/4 or 2/4? (a) 3/4 (b) 2/4
- 3.Which is greater: 7/10 or 5/10? (a) 5/10 (b) 7/10
- 4.Which sign makes this true: 4/12 __ 1/12? (a) = (b) > (c) <
- 5.Which is smaller: 6/10 or 5/10? (a) 6/10 (b) 5/10
- 6.Which is smaller: 9/12 or 8/12? (a) 8/12 (b) 9/12
- 7.Which sign makes this true: 3/9 __ 3/5? (a) = (b) < (c) >
- 8.Which is greater: 3/9 or 3/7? (a) 3/9 (b) 3/7
- 9.Which is greater: 2/5 or 2/7? (a) 2/7 (b) 2/5
- 10.Which sign makes this true: 2/5 __ 3/5? (a) = (b) > (c) <
- 11.Which is smaller: 3/10 or 5/10? (a) 3/10 (b) 5/10
- 12.Which sign makes this true: 1/11 __ 1/6? (a) = (b) > (c) <
- 13.Which is smaller: 2/4 or 2/8? (a) 2/8 (b) 2/4
- 14.Which is greater: 4/6 or 4/11? (a) 4/6 (b) 4/11
- 15.Which is smaller: 1/5 or 2/5? (a) 1/5 (b) 2/5
- 16.Which is smaller: 2/3 or 2/11? (a) 2/3 (b) 2/11
- 17.Which is smaller: 6/12 or 2/12? (a) 2/12 (b) 6/12
- 18.Which is smaller: 4/9 or 4/6? (a) 4/9 (b) 4/6
- 19.Which sign makes this true: 3/11 __ 8/11? (a) = (b) < (c) >
- 20.Which is greater: 6/9 or 6/7? (a) 6/7 (b) 6/9
- 21.Which is greater: 3/6 or 3/7? (a) 3/7 (b) 3/6
- 22.Which sign makes this true: 2/4 __ 3/4? (a) < (b) = (c) >
- 23.Which sign makes this true: 6/7 __ 6/9? (a) > (b) = (c) <
- 24.Which sign makes this true: 1/10 __ 4/10? (a) = (b) > (c) <
- 25.Which is smaller: 5/12 or 5/6? (a) 5/12 (b) 5/6
- 26.Which is smaller: 3/6 or 3/5? (a) 3/6 (b) 3/5
- 27.Which is smaller: 2/3 or 1/3? (a) 1/3 (b) 2/3
- 28.Which is greater: 6/7 or 6/10? (a) 6/7 (b) 6/10
- 29.Which is smaller: 2/7 or 2/6? (a) 2/6 (b) 2/7
- 30.Which sign makes this true: 2/7 __ 4/7? (a) > (b) = (c) <
- 31.Which is smaller: 6/7 or 6/11? (a) 6/7 (b) 6/11
- 32.Which is smaller: 3/5 or 4/5? (a) 4/5 (b) 3/5
- 33.Which sign makes this true: 5/9 __ 5/12? (a) > (b) = (c) <
- 34.Which is greater: 3/7 or 1/7? (a) 1/7 (b) 3/7
- 35.Which is greater: 3/9 or 3/6? (a) 3/9 (b) 3/6
- 36.Which is greater: 2/4 or 3/4? (a) 2/4 (b) 3/4
- 37.Which is greater: 4/7 or 4/10? (a) 4/10 (b) 4/7
- 38.Which is smaller: 5/6 or 3/6? (a) 3/6 (b) 5/6
- 39.Which is smaller: 5/6 or 5/11? (a) 5/6 (b) 5/11
- 40.Which sign makes this true: 6/7 __ 6/8? (a) > (b) = (c) <
Answer key
- 1/8
- 2/4
- 7/10
- >
- 5/10
- 8/12
- <
- 3/7
- 2/5
- <
- 3/10
- <
- 2/8
- 4/6
- 1/5
- 2/11
- 2/12
- 4/9
- <
- 6/7
- 3/6
- <
- >
- <
- 5/12
- 3/6
- 1/3
- 6/7
- 2/7
- <
- 6/11
- 3/5
- >
- 3/7
- 3/6
- 3/4
- 4/7
- 3/6
- 5/11
- >
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