Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

Compare Fractions

8-9

Compare: 
^58 
 
^38 

The denominators

are the same.

To compare fractions

with the same denominators,

compare the numerators.


^58 


5  3 


5

8 


3


^38 


8 

Compare: 


2

3 
 

5

6 

The denominators

are different.

To compare fractions with different denominators,

first rename as equivalent fractions with the same

denominators. Then compare the numerators.


^23 

^23 
^22 
^46 


4  5 
^46 

^56 
 So 
^23 

^56 
.


^56 

^23 
^22 
^56 

Compare: 1


2

5 
^1 

4

5 

To compare mixed numbers, first compare

the whole numbers. Then compare the fractions.

1 


2

5 
^1 ^1

2  4 
^25 

^45 
 So 1
^25 
 1 
^45 
.

1 
^45 

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6

1

6

2

6

0

3

1

3

3

3

3

6

4

6

5

6

2

3

6

6

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