7 Fractions

7.1 Ordering fractions

Exercise 7.1 Key words
common
Focus denominator
equivalent
1 Write the correct symbol, = or ≠, between each pair of numbers. fractions
The rst one has been done for you.
improper
a 27 ≠ 29 b 36 36 fractions
c 0.60 0.6 d 5.50 5.55 mixed number
2 Copy and complete these equivalent fractions. order of size
2 2×3 3 3× 2 1 1× 7
a = = b = = c = =
3 3×3 9 5 5×2 10 2 2×7 14
3 Write the correct symbol, = or ≠, between each pair of fractions. Tip
Use your answers to Question 2 to help you. = means ‘is
a
2 7
b
3 6
c
1 8 equal to’.
3 9 5 10 2 14 ≠ means ‘is not
4 Write each of these improper fractions as a mixed number. The rst equal to’.
one has been done for you.
7 7 1
a → 7 ÷ 3 = 2 remainder 1 → =2
3 3 3

15 15
b → 15 ÷ 4 = remainder → =
4 4 4

9 9
c → 9 ÷ 5= remainder → =
5 5 5

7 7
d → 7 ÷ 2= remainder → =
2 2 2

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5 Write the correct inequality, < or >, between each pair of fractions.
Tip
Use your answers to Question 4 to help you.
7 2 15 1 < means ‘is
a 2 b 3 less than’.
3 3 4 4
9 3 7 1 > means ‘is
c 1 d 4 greater than’.
5 5 2 2
6 Write the correct inequality, < or >, between each pair of fractions.
The working for the rst one has been done for you.
2 3
a Working: 2 = 2 × 5 = 10 3 3×3 9
= =
3 5 3 3×5 15 5 5 × 3 15
2 1 7 5 7 3
b c d
7 4 8 6 11 4

Practice
Use the common denominator method to answer questions 7 to 10.
7 Write the correct symbol, = or ≠, between each pair of fractions.
1 2 4 9 2 10
a b c
4 8 5 10 3 15
8 3 20 3 16 2
d e f
20 5 25 5 24 3
8 Write the correct inequality, < or >, between each pair of fractions.
Tip
21 3 2 27
a 5 b 4
4 4 7 7 First, write each
29 1 1 43 improper fraction
c 9 d 5 as a mixed
3 3 8 8
number. Then
9 Write the correct inequality, < or >, between each pair of fractions. use equivalent
17 1 17 2 fractions.
a 4 b 2
4 2 6 3
3 38 5 95
c 2 d 7
5 15 6 12
10 Work out which fraction is larger.
9
a or 13 b 21
or 16 c 43
or 27
2 3 4 3 8 5
Use the division method to answer questions 11 and 12.
11 a Complete the workings to write each of these fractions
as a decimal.
11 9 15
i ii iii
8 7 11

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