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