TOPIC1.

4 Comparing Fractions
■Comparing fractions (case1: common denominator)

4 7
   
9
 <      
9
When you compare fractions that have the common denominator,
you have only to compare these numerators.

0 4 7 1
       
9 9
A right side number on a number line is bigger than a left side number

■Comparing fractions (case2: different denominator)

𝟐 𝟏
𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡  𝐢𝐬  𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫    𝒐𝒓        ?                                                                
𝟑 𝟐 You can’t compare these fractions,
because each denominators is
2 1
        different.
3 2

You can compare these fractions

after changing to equivalent
4 3
   
6  >      
6
fractions using a common
denominator.

You need to change to equivalent fractions using a common denominator

𝟐 𝟏 𝟒 𝟑
【𝑨𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓】     >      (𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆   >  )
𝟑 𝟐 𝟔 𝟔

0 1 3
=  
4 2
  =  
1
2 6 6 3
A right side number on a number line is bigger than a left side number

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Exercise
■ Ⅰ.Basic
1.1 Compare the following fractions and fill in these brackets using signs: <, >, or =.
1 3 15 9 4 5 20 13
𝐴                                         𝐵                                         𝐶                                       𝐷                                          
5 5 16 16 3 3 7 7

1.2 Compare the following fractions and fill in these brackets using signs: <, >, or =.
1 3 9 1 4 3 1 1
(𝐴)  1                                   (𝐵 )                        1                   (𝐶 )  2                      3                 (𝐷 )  1                        5                                                
5 5 7 7 8 8 3 3

■ Ⅱ.Important
2.1 Compare the following fractions and fill in these brackets using sings: <, >, or =.

1 1 5 7 4 2 2 6
(𝐴)                                         (𝐵 )                                         (𝐶 )                                         (𝐷 )                                          
3 4 6 12 7 3 3 9
4 3 12 1 4 3 3 1
(𝐸 )                      1             (𝐹)                      1               (𝐺 )  1                    1           (𝐻 )  2                    3
3 8 8 2 7 8 8 2

■Ⅲ.Challenge
3.1 The following number line has been split into 12 equal parts between 0 and 1.

0 1
(A) Copy this number line and plot the following fractions on the number line.
1 5 1 1
                   ,          ,          ,          
12 12 2 4
(B) Rearrange “question (A) fractions” in order starting with the smallest.

■Tips – How to remember comparison signs

<  ∶ 𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒔  𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏  𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏                       𝒆. 𝒈.  𝟑 < 𝟓 Wide is large,

>  ∶ 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆  𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏  𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏                   𝒆. 𝒈.  𝟓 > 𝟑 Narrow is small

This side is narrow.

So this side number is small < This side is wide.
So this side number is large