Common Core Math

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Comparing Fractions
The kids are competitive about their basketball skills.
Isunk 5 of 8 free-throws,Eileen says. Igot 2 of 3, says
Roger, so Idid better.
Hey! protests Eileen. I got more in! Im the best
Timmy got more in than you! He got 6 in. But it took him 10
shots!
Who really did the best?
If you just count successful shots, Timmy had the most. But he
also tried the most shots.
To compare the players efforts fairly, you need to look at the
ratio of successful shots to total shots. You can write Eileens
numbers as 5:8. In cases when you are comparing a part to a
whole, though, you can write them as 5/8. Its a fraction! Eileen
sunk five-eighths of her shots.
Rogers numbers are 2/3. That is, he sunk two-thirds of his
shots.
And Timmy sunk 6/10, or six-tenths of his.
So who did the best?How can you compare these fractions?
One way you know is to use number lines. Here is a number line
for Eileen:

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1
8

3
8

2
8

5
8

4
8

6
8

7
8

Locate the 5/8 mark.

Here is one for Roger, lined up so 0 and 1 match:

1
3

2
3

Locate the 2/3 mark. And here is one for Timmy.

1
5

2
5

3
5

4
5

Where is the 6/10 mark on this number line?It is the same as

3/5. They are equivalent fractions.
On all number lines, the biggest number is the furthest to the
right. In this case, the mark for 2/3 is furthest to the right. So
Roger did the best at the free-throw line, but just barely.
You can write how Rogers results compare to Eileens. How
does 2/3 compare to 5/8? The math symbol opens up to the
bigger number. You write 23 >58. This symbol is the greaterthan symbol, and you read it as greater than.
Similarly, you might write how Timmys results compare to
Rogers. How does 6/10 compare to2/3?You can write 610 <23.

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This symbol is the less-than symbol, and you read it as less

than. Notice that the jawsare still open to the larger number!
And if 610 <23, then 23 >610.
The comparisons are very easy when the denominators of two
fractions are the same. Which is bigger, 1/8 or 2/8? On a
number line, 2/8 is further to the right. Bigger numbers are to the
right on a number line, so 2/8 >1/8.

1
8

2
8

3
8

4
8

5
8

6
8

7
8

Two potatoes are more than 1 potato. Two lions are more than
1 lion. Two frizzles are more than 1 frizzle. And two eighths are
more than 1 eighth.
You can also compare fractions visually. Ideally, you can find a
place where the shaded regions line up. In this case, both
pictures have an up-down line at the top. And the visual model
shows a bigger shaded area for 2/8:

Biggermeans larger number. So 2/8 >1/8. Its also true that

1/8 <2/8.
The visual comparisons are harder when the denominators are
different.

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Which is bigger, 1/3 or 3/7? This visual model shows these two
values in rectangles of the same height:

You can see that 1/3 <3/7. This means that 3/7 >1/3.
Here is another visual model that shows the same values:

You are looking for the larger shaded area. You can see that the
shaded area representing 3/7 goes further around the circle
(from the same starting spot at the top), so 3/7 is bigger.
Remember that you can subdivide both of these further. In fact,
imagine the 3 pieces on the left each being divided into 7
pieces; and imagine the 7 pieces on the right each being divided
into 3 pieces.

Now both pictures have 21 pieces. On the left, 1/3 = 7/21. On

the right, 3/7 = 9/21.

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You know from comparing fractions with the same denominator

that the fraction with the larger numerator is bigger. Then 9/21 >
7/21, and for the original fractions 3/7 >1/3.
How can you compare the values shown by these models?

That is, how does 2/3 compare to 4/7? You cant compare these
models directly. You need to place the values on a number line
or redraw the models carefully:

Now you can see that 2/3 >4/7.

If you rewrite the fractions, you can find a denominator that is a
multiple of both 3 and 7. The number 21 works. Write equivalent
fractions:2/3 = 14/21 and 4/7 = 12/21. Now you can see that
14/21 >12/21. So for the original fractions 2/3 >4/7.
Generally, to compare two fractions with different denominators,
you need to compare the values on number-lines or draw them,
preferably inside rectangles. Now you can also rewrite them to
have the same denominator.

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There is one special case, though, when you can easily do a

comparison. Which number is bigger, 3/10 or 3/100?Or, which
is bigger, 3/4 or 3/5?
The numerators are the same. But fifths are smaller than
fourths, because 1/5 <1/4. So 3 of them will be less than 3
fourths. That is, 3/5 <3/4. The value 3/4 is bigger.

2
4

1
4

1
5

2
5

3
4

3
5

4
5

Similarly, hundredths are much smaller than tenths, so 3/10 is

bigger than 3/100. (In fact, it is 10 times as big.)
If the numerator is the same in two fractions, the larger number
is the fraction with the smaller denominator.

Example 1:
Which is larger, 2/7 or 3/7?
The denominators are the same. Look at the numerators. 3/7 >
2/7.

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Example 2:
Which is larger, 2/7 or 2/8?
The numerators are the same. Eighths are smaller, so 2/8 <2/7.
The value 2/7 >2/8.

Example 3:
Which is larger, 2/7 or 3/8?
You can compare the fractions on the number line or with a
visual model.

1
7

1
8

2
7

2
8

3
7

3
8

5
7

4
7

4
8

5
8

6
7

6
8

7
8

The fraction 3/8 is further to the right, so 3/8 >2/7.

You can also rewrite the fractions to have a common
denominator. Think of a number that is a multiple of both 7 and
8. A denominator of56 works:

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2 = 8 x2 = 16
7 8x 7 56
3 = 7 x3 = 21
8 7x8 56
Now you are comparing 21/56 to 16/56, and 21/56 is larger. So
for the original fractions, 3/8 >2/7.

Example 4:
Which is larger, 2/7 or 4/15?
You can rewrite these fractions to have the same denominator,
but the numbers get hard to work with. In this case, there is a
different trick you can userewrite them to have the same
numerator.
You can rewrite 2/7 by doubling both its numerator and
denominator. You have made an equivalent fraction:2/7 = 4/14.
Now you are comparing 4/14 to 4/15. And you know that having
an identical numerator is a special case; 1/14 is larger than
1/15, so 4/14 is larger than 4/15.
4/14 >4/15, so for the original fractions 2/7 >4/15.

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You can compare two fractions to each other by instead

comparing them to a third fraction you know, such as 1/2, 1/4 or
3/4.
Example 5:
Which is larger, 7/15 or 11/20?
This comparison is hard to do with a number line. It is also hard
to do with a visual model. It is also hard to do by rewriting the
fractions to have a common denominator or even a common
numerator.
But look again at the numbers above. Is 7/15 more or less than
1/2?You know that 7/14 is equal to 1/2, so 7/15 is less than 1/2.
The number 7 is less than half of 15.
What about 11/20?10/20 is equal to 1/2, so 11/20 is larger than
1/2. The number 11 is more than half of 20.
You now have one fraction which is less than 1/2 and one which
is greater than 1/2, so 11/20 >7/15.

When you compare fractions, be sure that you are comparing

the same whole.
Suzy had 2/3 of her Kids-Size Hoagie, while her Dad had 2/3 of
his Maximum Hero. Who had more food?
While both had the same fraction of their meals, the wholes are
not the same. Dad had more food because his sandwich was
larger to begin with.

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Practice
1.

Use the number lines below to determine which is bigger: 3/5 or 6/8.

2.

Name the fractions shown by the model and write a statement

showing which one is larger.

3.

Name the fractions shown by the model and write a statement

showing which one is larger, rewriting the fractions as necessary.

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4.

Name the fractions shown by the model and write a statement

showing which one is larger.

5.

Name the fractions shown by the model and write a statement

showing which one is larger. Redraw or rewrite as necessary.

6.

Name a value of N that makes this true: 4/N >4/7.

7. Write the correct symbol (= or <or >) in the box c:

a.

2/3 c 4/6

b.

3/4 c 3/3

c.

7/8 c 7/9

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8.

Which is larger, 5/9 or 6/13?

9.

Which is larger, 3/7 or 9/22?

10. Sarah walked a third of the way to school before meeting her friends.
Mr. Garcia drove a third of the way to Los Angeles. Who traveled
further?

11. Which is larger, 6/10 or 14/25?

12. Which is larger, 2/3 or 3/4?

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Practice
1.

Use the number lines below to determine which is bigger: 3/5 or 6/8.
6/8(=3/4) > 3/5 ; 15/20 > 12/20

2.

Name the fractions shown by the model and write a statement

showing which one is larger.
4/5 >3/5

3.

Name the fractions shown by the model and write a statement

showing which one is larger, rewriting the fractions as necessary.
4/5 >4/6(=2/3); 24/30>20/30; 12/15 >10/15

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4.

Name the fractions shown by the model and write a statement

showing which one is larger.
4/5 >6/8(=3/4); 32/40>30/40;16/20>15/20

5.

Name the fractions shown by the model and write a statement

showing which one is larger. Redraw or rewrite as necessary.
1/3 <2/5; 5/15 <6/15

6.

Name a value of N that makes this true: 4/N >4/7.

N is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

7. Write the correct symbol (= or <or >) in the box c:

a.

2/3 c 4/6

b.

3/4 c 3/3

<

c.

7/8 c 7/9

>

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8.

Which is larger, 5/9 or 6/13?

5/9, which is larger than 1/2

9.

Which is larger, 3/7 or 9/22?

3/7=9/21, which is larger than 9/22

10. Sarah walked a third of the way to school before meeting her friends.
Mr. Garcia drove a third of the way to Los Angeles. Who traveled
further?
The fractions are the same, but Mr. Garcia probably went further.

11. Which is larger, 6/10 or 14/25?

6/10 = 60/100 ; 14/25 = 56/100 ; so 6/10 >14/25.
Or 6/10=30/50 ; 14/25 = 28/50 ; so 6/10 >14/25.

12. Which is larger, 2/3 or 3/4?

2/3 = 8/12 ; 3/4 = 9/12; 3/4 >2/3.