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