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