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).
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- 1.Which sign makes this true: 5/7 __ 5/6? (a) < (b) > (c) =
- 2.Which is smaller: 1/7 or 1/2? (a) 1/7 (b) 1/2
- 3.Which sign makes this true: 3/4 __ 2/4? (a) < (b) > (c) =
- 4.Which is greater: 3/6 or 3/4? (a) 3/4 (b) 3/6
- 5.Which sign makes this true: 2/11 __ 2/8? (a) < (b) > (c) =
- 6.Which is smaller: 5/11 or 6/11? (a) 6/11 (b) 5/11
- 7.Which is smaller: 7/8 or 1/8? (a) 7/8 (b) 1/8
- 8.Which is smaller: 3/4 or 2/4? (a) 2/4 (b) 3/4
- 9.Which sign makes this true: 6/12 __ 3/12? (a) < (b) > (c) =
- 10.Which sign makes this true: 3/6 __ 3/9? (a) > (b) = (c) <
- 11.Which is greater: 1/9 or 8/9? (a) 1/9 (b) 8/9
- 12.Which is greater: 2/4 or 3/4? (a) 3/4 (b) 2/4
- 13.Which is smaller: 1/7 or 3/7? (a) 1/7 (b) 3/7
- 14.Which sign makes this true: 1/3 __ 2/3? (a) > (b) < (c) =
- 15.Which is greater: 2/3 or 2/4? (a) 2/3 (b) 2/4
- 16.Which sign makes this true: 2/7 __ 4/7? (a) > (b) = (c) <
- 17.Which is greater: 2/6 or 1/6? (a) 2/6 (b) 1/6
- 18.Which is greater: 3/12 or 9/12? (a) 3/12 (b) 9/12
- 19.Which sign makes this true: 1/12 __ 1/9? (a) < (b) = (c) >
- 20.Which is smaller: 2/8 or 2/5? (a) 2/8 (b) 2/5
- 21.Which is greater: 2/6 or 2/3? (a) 2/3 (b) 2/6
- 22.Which is smaller: 9/12 or 5/12? (a) 9/12 (b) 5/12
- 23.Which sign makes this true: 4/5 __ 2/5? (a) = (b) > (c) <
- 24.Which is smaller: 3/11 or 3/10? (a) 3/11 (b) 3/10
- 25.Which sign makes this true: 7/12 __ 10/12? (a) > (b) = (c) <
- 26.Which is greater: 2/11 or 9/11? (a) 2/11 (b) 9/11
- 27.Which is greater: 2/6 or 2/4? (a) 2/4 (b) 2/6
- 28.Which is smaller: 1/7 or 1/5? (a) 1/7 (b) 1/5
- 29.Which is greater: 4/5 or 1/5? (a) 4/5 (b) 1/5
- 30.Which sign makes this true: 4/5 __ 1/5? (a) < (b) = (c) >
- 31.Which is smaller: 3/9 or 3/4? (a) 3/4 (b) 3/9
- 32.Which is smaller: 4/6 or 4/7? (a) 4/7 (b) 4/6
- 33.Which is smaller: 5/8 or 5/10? (a) 5/10 (b) 5/8
- 34.Which is greater: 2/10 or 2/3? (a) 2/10 (b) 2/3
- 35.Which is smaller: 2/9 or 3/9? (a) 2/9 (b) 3/9
- 36.Which is greater: 3/7 or 5/7? (a) 5/7 (b) 3/7
- 37.Which sign makes this true: 1/5 __ 3/5? (a) < (b) > (c) =
- 38.Which sign makes this true: 1/5 __ 1/3? (a) > (b) = (c) <
- 39.Which is smaller: 1/2 or 1/5? (a) 1/5 (b) 1/2
- 40.Which sign makes this true: 5/9 __ 5/6? (a) < (b) = (c) >
Answer key
- <
- 1/7
- >
- 3/4
- <
- 5/11
- 1/8
- 2/4
- >
- >
- 8/9
- 3/4
- 1/7
- <
- 2/3
- <
- 2/6
- 9/12
- <
- 2/8
- 2/3
- 5/12
- >
- 3/11
- <
- 9/11
- 2/4
- 1/7
- 4/5
- >
- 3/9
- 4/7
- 5/10
- 2/3
- 2/9
- 5/7
- <
- <
- 1/5
- <
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