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