Name :
Sheet 1
Identifying Like and Unlike Fractions
A) State whether the following pairs of fractions are like or unlike.
1)
7
2
,
4
9
2)
7
3
,
8
5
3)
1
5
,
3
4
4)
4
6
,
7
6
5)
2
9
,
10
9
6)
6
7
,
5
7
B) Write whether the following sets of fractions are like or unlike.
1)
6
9
,
3
5
,
1
7
2)
2
3
3)
8
3
,
6
4
,
7
2
4)
5 , 1 , 3
12 12 12
5)
4 , 1 , 8
11 11 11
6)
2
5
,
,
1
3
,
5
2
,
4
3
9
4
C) 1) Identify the set of unlike fractions from the following.
a)
2)
,
7
9
,
3
8
b)
1
9
,
3
9
,
4
9
c)
6
5
,
8
5
,
2
5
d)
6
8
,
9
8
d)
9
6
,
2
8
d)
4
6
,
3
6
Which of the following pairs of fractions are like?
a)
3)
4
7
12 , 1
9 6
b)
2
7
,
3
7
c)
4
5
,
4
6
Which of the given pairs of fractions are not like?
a)
1
4
,
7
4
b)
2 , 5
11 11
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c)
1
2
,
8
7
,
7
8
Answer Key
Name :
Sheet 1
Identifying Like and Unlike Fractions
A) State whether the following pairs of fractions are like or unlike.
1)
7
2
,
4
9
unlike fractions
2)
7
3
,
8
5
unlike fractions
3)
1
5
,
3
4
unlike fractions
4)
4
6
,
7
6
like fractions
5)
2
9
,
10
9
like fractions
6)
6
7
,
5
7
like fractions
B) Write whether the following sets of fractions are like or unlike.
1)
6
9
,
3
5
,
1
7
unlike fractions
2)
2
3
3)
8
3
,
6
4
,
7
2
unlike fractions
4)
5 , 1 , 3
12 12 12
5)
4 , 1 , 8
11 11 11
like fractions
6)
2
5
,
,
1
3
,
5
2
,
4
3
like fractions
9
4
like fractions
unlike fractions
C) 1) Identify the set of unlike fractions from the following.
a)
2)
,
7
9
,
3
8
b)
1
9
,
3
9
,
4
9
c)
6
5
,
8
5
,
2
5
d)
6
8
,
9
8
d)
9
6
,
2
8
d)
4
6
,
3
6
Which of the following pairs of fractions are like?
a)
3)
4
7
12 , 1
9 6
b)
2
7
,
3
7
c)
4
5
,
4
6
Which of the given pairs of fractions are not like?
a)
1
4
,
7
4
b)
2 , 5
11 11
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c)
1
2
,
8
7
,
7
8