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