Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________
ID: A
Fractions HW1
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____
1. Which fraction is greater than
a.
____
b.
____
5
5
7
5
7
>
=
5
?
5
b.
2. Which fraction is greater,
a.
____
1
2
c.
10
5
7
or
1
2
4
d.
10
10
?
1
c.
2
1
d.
2
5
7
<
1
2
cannot be determined
13 31 11
,
,
16 80 20
13
11
31
13
31
11
<
<
<
<
a.
c.
16
20
80
16
80
20
11
13
11
31
31
13
<
<
<
<
b.
d.
20
16
20
80
80
16
5 7 1 5
4. Match each point on the number line with one of these fractions: , , ,
6 12 8 16
3. Order these fractions from least to greatest.
A
B
C
D
0
a.
b.
____
1
1
5
1
,B = ,C =
16
8
1
5
A = ,B =
,C =
8
16
A=
7
,D =
12
7
,D =
12
5
6
5
6
5. Order these fractions from least to greatest.
a.
b.
4
7
1
5
<
<
2
3
4
7
<
<
1
5
2
3
c.
d.
4 1 2
, ,
7 5 3
c.
d.
Short Answer
6. Order these fractions from least to greatest.
7
5
,B = ,C =
12
6
5
5
A = ,B =
,C =
6
16
A=
4 5 6
, ,
3 4 5
1
1
5
2
3
<
<
2
3
1
5
<
<
4
7
4
7
5
,D =
16
7
,D =
12
1
8
1
8
Name: ________________________
ID: A
7. Find a fraction halfway between
9
10
and .
8
8
Then write another fraction halfway between this fraction and
10
.
8
Problem
8. Write as many proper fractions as you can using the digits 3, 5, 7, and 11.
1
List those fractions that are less than and order them from least to greatest.
2
9. a) What fraction of the square is covered by each of the regions A to F?
1
b) Which 3 regions combined will cover less than the square? List all possibilities.
2
B
A
C
E
D
F
2
ID: A
Fractions HW1
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS:
LOC:
2. ANS:
LOC:
3. ANS:
LOC:
4. ANS:
LOC:
5. ANS:
LOC:
B
8m13
A
8m13
B
8m13
B
8m13
B
8m13
DIF:
TOP:
DIF:
TOP:
DIF:
TOP:
DIF:
TOP:
DIF:
TOP:
Easy
REF: 4.1 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Number Sense and Numeration
KEY: Knowledge and Understanding
Easy
REF: 4.1 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Number Sense and Numeration
KEY: Knowledge and Understanding
Moderate
REF: 4.1 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Number Sense and Numeration
KEY: Knowledge and Understanding
Moderate
REF: 4.1 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Number Sense and Numeration
KEY: Knowledge and Understanding
Moderate
REF: 4.1 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Number Sense and Numeration
KEY: Knowledge and Understanding
SHORT ANSWER
6. ANS:
6 5 4
, ,
5 4 3
DIF: Moderate
LOC: 8m13
7. ANS:
19 39
;
16 32
DIF: Moderate
LOC: 8m13
REF: 4.1 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
TOP: Number Sense and Numeration
KEY: Knowledge and Understanding
REF: 4.1 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
TOP: Number Sense and Numeration
KEY: Thinking
PROBLEM
8. ANS:
3 3 3 5 5 7
, , , , ,
5 7 11 7 11 11
1
3 3
5
,
, and
are less than .
2
7 11
11
3
3
5
<
<
11
7
11
DIF: Difficult
LOC: 8m13
REF: 4.1 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
TOP: Number Sense and Numeration
KEY: Thinking
1
ID: A
9. ANS:
a) A, B and C are each
1
, D is
1
, and E and F are each
6
4
b) A + B + E, A + C + E, B + C + E,
A + B + F, A + C + F, B + C + F,
A + E + F, B + E + F, and C + E + F
DIF: Difficult
LOC: 8m13
1
8
.
REF: 4.1 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
TOP: Number Sense and Numeration
KEY: Thinking
2