Year 6 Comparing and Ordering Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 fractions worksheet.
Year 6 Comparing and Ordering Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Part A: Compare
1. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Common denominator 30: = and =
- 20 > 15
2. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: <
- Common denominator 9: = and =
- 4 < 6
3. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: <
- Common denominator 55: = and =
- 20 < 33
4. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Common denominator 56: = and =
- 24 > 7
5. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: <
- Common denominator 12: = and =
- 3 < 4
6. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Common denominator 132: = and =
- 121 > 108
7. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Common denominator 24: = and =
- 18 > 6
8. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Common denominator 24: = and =
- 16 > 12
9. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: =
- Same denominator: compare numerators 3 and 3
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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