Year 7 Comparing and Ordering Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 fractions worksheet.
Year 7 Comparing and Ordering Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Part A: Compare
1. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Common denominator 24: = and =
- 4 > 3
2. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: <
- Common denominator 40: = and =
- 10 < 16
3. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: <
- Common denominator 15: = and =
- 5 < 12
4. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Common denominator 20: = and =
- 15 > 4
5. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Same denominator: compare numerators 7 and 5
6. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Common denominator 60: = and =
- 42 > 40
7. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Common denominator 28: = and =
- 21 > 8
8. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: >
- Common denominator 45: = and =
- 35 > 9
9. (answer space) (write <, > or =)
Answer: =
- Common denominator 8: = and =
- 2 = 2
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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