grade 4 · FR-011

Compare unlike fractions

Compare fractions referring to the same whole using a benchmark or common denominator.

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Which symbol makes 7/8 [blank] 1/3 true?

Let's work it out together.

Work through one checkpoint at a time. Your answer area opens after the reasoning.

Checkpoint 1

Both bars represent the same-size whole, so their covered lengths can be compared.
Checkpoint 2

Rename both fractions in 24ths: 7/8 = 21/24 and 1/3 = 8/24.
Checkpoint 3

Now compare 21 and 8, because the renamed parts have the same size.

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