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