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Practice B
4-6 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Compare. Write !, ", or !.
4
1. #7#
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5
1
2. #8#
7
4. #8#
5
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6
18
#
5. #24
2
##
3
3
##
4
1
3. #4#
2
##
5
4
6. #5#
8
##
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Order the fractions from least to greatest.
1 2 1
7. #2#, #5#, #3#
2 3 2
8. #5#, #4#, #3#
3 5 4
9. #7#, #6#, #5#
5 3 2
10. #9#, #7#, #3#
3 2 3
11. #8#, #7#, #5#
2 1 2
12. #7#, #8#, #5#
Order the fractions from greatest to least.
1 2 1
13. #6#, #7#, #5#
3 4 2
14. #7#, #9#, #3#
2 3 2
15. #5#, #1#
, ##
0 3
4 7 1
16. #5#, #1#
, ##
0 12
3 3 4
17. #8#, #4#, #9#
4 3 5
18. #7#, #5#, #6#
1
1
5
19. David ran 4#4# miles, Shane ran 4#2# miles, and Matt ran 4#8# miles.
Who ran the farthest?
5
20. Darius and Anita both took the same test. Darius answered #6# of
6
the questions correctly, and Anita answered #7# correctly. Who got
the higher score on the test?
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Practice A
4-6 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Exploration Recording Sheet
4-6 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
LESSON
LESSON
Use the model to decide whether the fraction on the left is
greater than (!), less than ("), or equal to (#) the fraction
on the right.
Compare. Write ", !, or !.
1
1
1. $2$
!
1
$$
3
1
2. $2$
!
1
$$
4
1
3. $2$
"
2
$$
3
1
4. $3$
!
1
$$
4
3
5. $4$
!
2
$$
3
3
6. $4$
"
5
$$
6
1
6
1
7. $6$
"
1
$$
4
1
6
1
2
1
3
1
3
1
1. $6$
"
2
$$
6
1
2. $3$
"
2
$$
3
2
3. $4$
!
1
$$
2
1
4. $2$
"
3
$$
4
4
5. $6$
!
2
$$
3
1
6. $5$
"
2
$$
3
1
7. $2$
!
2
$$
5
3
8. $4$
!
3
$$
5
1
9. $9$
"
1
$$
8
Order the fractions from least to greatest.
1
3
7 1 2
10. $9$, $9$, $9$
1 1 2
11. $3$, $4$, $3$
1 2 7
$$, $$, $$
9 9 9
1
4
1
4
1
4
1
4
1 1 2
$$, $$, $$
4 3 3
1
6
1
6
1 2 1
$$, $$, $$
10 5 2
Order the fractions from greatest to least.
1 3 2
13. $5$, $5$, $5$
1
6
2 1 1
$
12. $5$, $2$, $
10
2 6 3
14. $7$, $7$, $6$
3 2 1
$$, $$, $$
5 5 5
1
6
8. Look at the calculator screen
1
2
to compare $2$ and $3$. Which
fraction is greater? How do
you know?
6 3 2
$$, $$, $$
7 6 7
1 2 5
15. $6$, $3$, $6$
5 2 1
$$, $$, $$
6 3 6
16. The Mountain Cats and the Pirates have both played the same
1
number of games. The Mountain Cats have won $5$ of its games,
1
and the Pirates have won $4$ of its games. Which team has the
most wins?
2
1
$$ ! $$ because 0.6 ! 0.5.
3
2
the Pirates
1
1
17. Each week, Kelly saves $2$ of her allowance. She spends $3$ of
1
her allowance on food, and $6$ of it on games and movies. What
does Kelly do with the largest part of her allowance?
Think and Discuss
9. Explain how you could compare a fraction and a decimal.
She saves it.
Possible answer: Convert each decimal to a fraction or vice versa.
1
1
$ is greater than $$.
10. Explain why $17
18
Possible answer: Because 1 out of 17 is more than 1 out of 18.
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Practice B
4-6 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
LESSON
Compare. Write ", !, or !.
Compare. Write ", !, or !.
4
1. $7$
"
3
$$
5
1
2. $8$
7
4. $8$
!
5
$$
6
18
5. $2$
4
2
$$
3
"
!
3
$$
4
1
3. $4$
"
2
$$
5
4
1. $9$
4
6. $5$
!
8
$$
12
16
4. $3$
5
1 2 1
7. $2$, $5$, $3$
2 3 2
8. $5$, $4$, $3$
3 5 4
9. $7$, $6$, $5$
5 3 2
10. $9$, $7$, $3$
3 2 3
11. $8$, $7$, $5$
2 1 2
12. $7$, $8$, $5$
2 2 3
$$, $$, $$
5 3 4
2 3 3
$$, $$, $$
7 8 5
5
$$
7
"
"
12
$$
20
5
2. $1$
2
"
13
$$
22
13
$
3. $15
!
6
$$
7
13
5. $1$
6
!
39
$$
48
9
6. $11$
"
7
$$
8
Order the fractions from least to greatest.
Order the fractions from least to greatest.
3 5 2
$$, $$, $$
7 9 3
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Practice C
4-6 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
LESSON
1 2 1
$$, $$, $$
3 5 2
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3 2 4
7. $8$, $7$, $9$
6 4 3
8. $11$, $5$, $4$
2 3 6
9. $7$, $9$, $7$
9 5 2
10. $1$
, $$, $$
0 6 3
13 8 5
$ , $$, $$
11. $15
9 8
6 7 12
12. $7$, $1$
, $$
0 13
2 3 4
$$, $$, $$
7 8 9
3 4 5
$$, $$, $$
7 5 6
2 5 9
$$, $$, $$
3 6 10
1 2 2
$$, $$, $$
8 7 5
6 3 4
$$, $$, $$
11 4 5
5 13 8
$$, $$, $$
8 15 9
2 3 6
$$, $$, $$
7 9 7
7 6 12
$$, $$, $$
10 7 13
Order the fractions from greatest to least.
Order the fractions from greatest to least.
1 2 1
13. $6$, $7$, $5$
3 4 2
14. $7$, $9$, $3$
2 3 2
$ , $$
15. $5$, $
10 3
2 5 4
13. $3$, $6$, $7$
7 5 11
14. $1$
, $$, $ $
0 7 13
9 5 10
15. $1$
, $$, $ $
5 8 13
4 7 1
$, $$
16. $5$, $
10 12
3 3 4
17. $8$, $4$, $9$
4 3 5
18. $7$, $5$, $6$
11 5 7
16. $17$, $8$, $9$
5 6 5
17. $9$, $7$, $6$
2 3 4
18. $9$, $8$, $7$
2 1 1
$$, $$, $$
7 5 6
4 7 1
$$, $$, $$
5 10 12
1
2 4 3
$$, $$, $$
3 9 7
3 4 3
$$, $$, $$
4 9 8
1
5 2 4
$$, $$, $$
6 3 7
2 2 3
$$, $$, $$
3 5 10
7 11 5
$$, $$, $$
9 17 8
5 3 4
$$, $$, $$
6 5 7
5
11 5 7
$$, $$, $$
13 7 10
6 5 5
$$, $$, $$
7 6 9
10 5 9
$$, $$, $$
13 8 15
4 3 2
$$, $$, $$
7 8 9
19. A group of students collected $1,724 for the Red Cross.
7
3
Bob collected $2$
of the money, Grady collected $8$, and Vania
4
1
collected $3$. Who collected the most money?
19. David ran 4$4$ miles, Shane ran 4$2$ miles, and Matt ran 4$8$ miles.
Who ran the farthest?
Matt
Grady
5
20. Darius and Anita both took the same test. Darius answered $6$ of
6
the questions correctly, and Anita answered $7$ correctly. Who got
the higher score on the test?
20. The Gators soccer team plays the same number of games each
9
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year. The team won $11$ of its games in 2000, $9$
of its games in
9
63
$ of its games in 2002. In which year did the team
2001, and $
77
win the most games?
Anita
The team won the same number of games each year.
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