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Comparing Fractions. Created by V. S. Bell H. H. Beam Elementary School Gastonia, NC 28052. Rex’s hat is 1/2 blue. Tandy’s hat is 3/8 blue. Draw an array that shows which hat has more blue. What are the denominators for the fractions in the problem?. The denominators are 2 and 8. .
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Comparing Fractions Created by V. S. Bell H. H. Beam Elementary School Gastonia, NC 28052
Rex’s hat is 1/2 blue. Tandy’s hat is 3/8 blue. Draw an array that shows which hat has more blue. What are the denominators for the fractions in the problem? The denominators are 2 and 8. Draw an array that will fit the largest denominator.
Rex’s hat is 1/2 blue. Tandy’s hat is 3/8 blue. Draw an array that shows which hat has more blue. Draw another congruent array below the first one. The first array is for Rex’s hat. The second array is for Tandy’s hat.
B B B B B B B Rex’s hat is 1/2 blue. Tandy’s hat is 3/8 blue. Draw an array that shows which hat has more blue. Write a “B” in 1/2 of the cells for Rex’s hat. Write a “B” in 3/8 of the cells for Tandy’s hat. Answer will wait for Mouse Click!
B B B B B B B Rex’s hat is 1/2 blue. Tandy’s hat is 3/8 blue. Draw an array that shows which hat has more blue. Which fraction is larger? Rex’s hat has more more. Answer will wait for Mouse Click!
T T T T C C C C C Compare the following fractions! Lee Ann loves cats. She has pictures of cats on her bedroom wall. 1/2 of her cat pictures are tabby. 5/8 of her cat pictures are calico. Does she have more tabby or calico pictures? Answer will wait for Mouse Click!
P P P P L L L L L L Compare the following fractions! Mr. Dugan’s Garden is planted in squares. 6/8 of the squares are planted in lettuce. 1/2 of the squares are planted in peppers. Does Mr. Dugan have more lettuce or peppers planted? Answer will wait for Mouse Click!
1/4 2/4 3/4 4/4 B B B B B B 2/8 1/8 K K Compare the following fractions! Bob and Karen are running a relay. Bob is running 3/4 of the distance. Karen is running 2/8 of the distance. Which runner is running the most distance? Answer will wait for Mouse Click!