Elementary Test Prep: Math 4 Test (Grades 4) Comparing Fractions

When comparing fractions with common denominators, you need to only compare the numerators.

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and

Compare the numerators. 1 is less than 2, so

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Compare the numerators. 2 is greater than 1, so

2	>	1
3		3

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Compare the numerators. 3 is less than 5, so

3	<	5
6		6

When comparing two fractions,
use a
greater than (>) or less than (<) sign.

to always read
the number sentence from left to right!

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