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Free Comparing Fractions Worksheets (Grades 3-4) - with Answer Keys

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Comparing Fractions Practice - Grades 3-4

Comparing fractions with benchmarks

1.Which fraction is larger: 2/4 or 2/3? (Same numerator, so bigger pieces win.)
2.Which fraction is larger: 2/12 or 2/7? (Same numerator, so bigger pieces win.)
3.Which fraction is larger: 2/5 or 3/5? (Same denominator, so count the parts.)
4.Which fraction is larger: 7/9 or 4/9? (Same denominator, so count the parts.)
5.Which fraction is larger: 3/10 or 8/9? (Compare each fraction to 1/2.)

Equivalent fractions

6.Fill in the missing denominator: 1/7 = 3/?
7.Fill in the missing denominator: 1/3 = 2/?
8.Fill in the missing denominator: 2/6 = 8/?
9.Fill in the missing denominator: 4/8 = 8/?
10.Fill in the missing denominator: 5/8 = 10/?

Simplifying fractions

11.What is the greatest common factor of 2 and 4? That is the number to divide by to simplify the fraction.
12.What is the greatest common factor of 12 and 16? That is the number to divide by to simplify the fraction.
13.What is the greatest common factor of 2 and 16? That is the number to divide by to simplify the fraction.
14.What is the greatest common factor of 4 and 8? That is the number to divide by to simplify the fraction.
15.What is the greatest common factor of 10 and 16? That is the number to divide by to simplify the fraction.

Answer Key

1.2/3
2.2/7
3.3/5
4.7/9
5.8/9
6.21
7.6
8.24
9.16
10.16
11.2
12.4
13.2
14.4
15.2

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