Name:
Comparing Fraction Relative Size
Solve each problem. Answer with the fraction.
1) Which is lighter? A
Answers
4
1
⁄5 pound red bowling ball or a ⁄5 pound blue bowling ball?
1
⁄5
1.
3
2) Which is shorter? 3⁄ of a minute or 2⁄ of an hour?
4
4
⁄4
2.
5
3) A kitchen garbage can is 5⁄ full. A garbage truck is 1⁄ full. Which is less full?
10
10
3.
⁄10
4
⁄5
4.
4) Which is shorter? 4⁄ of an millimeter or 3⁄ of a meter?
5
5
3
⁄6
5.
5) Which would feed more people? 4⁄ of a grape or 3⁄ of a watermelon?
6
6
2
⁄3
6.
4
6) Which is longer?
1
⁄5
7.
2
⁄3 of a minute or ⁄3 of an minute?
3
⁄4
8.
7) Which has the lower capacity?
4
2
⁄5 of a milliliter or ⁄5 of a liter?
2
⁄8
9.
8) Which is longer? 2⁄ of an inch or 3⁄ of an inch?
4
4
1
⁄3
10.
1
⁄3
11.
9) Which has the greater capacity? 5⁄ of a cup or 2⁄ of a gallon?
8
8
1
⁄6
12.
10) Which has less people? A car that is
2
1
⁄3 full or a car that is ⁄3 full?
6
⁄8
13.
11) Which is lighter? 2⁄ of a pound or 1⁄ of a pound?
3
3
2
⁄8
14.
1
12) Which has less water? A swimming pool that is 1⁄ full or one that is 4⁄ full?
6
6
15.
⁄3
13) Which is heavier? A shopping cart that is 6⁄ full of sodas or a shopping cart that is 2⁄ full
8
8
of sodas?
14) In a neighborhood 6⁄ of the residents voted. In the state 2⁄ of the population voted. Which
8
8
is more?
15) Which will have more dirt? A dump truck that is 1⁄ full or a wheelbarrow that is 2⁄ full?
3
3
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Name:
Comparing Fraction Relative Size
Answer Key
Solve each problem. Answer with the fraction.
1) Which is lighter? A
Answers
4
1
⁄5 pound red bowling ball or a ⁄5 pound blue bowling ball?
1
⁄5
1.
3
2) Which is shorter? 3⁄ of a minute or 2⁄ of an hour?
4
4
⁄4
2.
5
3) A kitchen garbage can is 5⁄ full. A garbage truck is 1⁄ full. Which is less full?
10
10
3.
⁄10
4
⁄5
4.
4) Which is shorter? 4⁄ of an millimeter or 3⁄ of a meter?
5
5
3
⁄6
5.
5) Which would feed more people? 4⁄ of a grape or 3⁄ of a watermelon?
6
6
2
⁄3
6.
4
6) Which is longer?
1
⁄5
7.
2
⁄3 of a minute or ⁄3 of an minute?
3
⁄4
8.
7) Which has the lower capacity?
4
2
⁄5 of a milliliter or ⁄5 of a liter?
2
⁄8
9.
8) Which is longer? 2⁄ of an inch or 3⁄ of an inch?
4
4
1
⁄3
10.
1
⁄3
11.
9) Which has the greater capacity? 5⁄ of a cup or 2⁄ of a gallon?
8
8
1
⁄6
12.
10) Which has less people? A car that is
2
1
⁄3 full or a car that is ⁄3 full?
6
⁄8
13.
11) Which is lighter? 2⁄ of a pound or 1⁄ of a pound?
3
3
2
⁄8
14.
1
12) Which has less water? A swimming pool that is 1⁄ full or one that is 4⁄ full?
6
6
15.
⁄3
13) Which is heavier? A shopping cart that is 6⁄ full of sodas or a shopping cart that is 2⁄ full
8
8
of sodas?
14) In a neighborhood 6⁄ of the residents voted. In the state 2⁄ of the population voted. Which
8
8
is more?
15) Which will have more dirt? A dump truck that is 1⁄ full or a wheelbarrow that is 2⁄ full?
3
3
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