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