Year 3 Comparing and Ordering Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 3 fractions worksheet.
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Part A: Compare
1. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Common denominator 42: = and =
- 36 > 14
2. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Common denominator 42: = and =
- 36 > 21
3. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: <
- Common denominator 44: = and =
- 4 < 22
4. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: <
- Common denominator 132: = and =
- 48 < 66
5. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Common denominator 40: = and =
- 24 > 5
6. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: <
- Same denominator: compare numerators 1 and 2
7. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: <
- Common denominator 24: = and =
- 4 < 15
8. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Common denominator 33: = and =
- 24 > 22
9. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Common denominator 10: = and =
- 8 > 4
Part B: Order
10.Order from smallest to largest: , , ,
Answer: , , ,
- Convert to a common denominator of 24: = , = , = , =
11.Order from smallest to largest: , , ,
Answer: , , ,
- Convert to a common denominator of 24: = , = , = , =
12.Order from smallest to largest: , , ,
Answer: , , ,
- Convert to a common denominator of 24: = , = , = , =
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