Lesson 4-2 Check Your Understanding ACTIVITY 4

Lesson 4-2
Comparing and Ordering Fractions
ACTIVITY 4
continued
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Check Your Understanding
13. Compare the fractions. Use <, =, or >.
a. 9 9 5 5
b. 3 3 4 4
c. 5 5 3 3
1010 1515
2121 1414
1616 8 8
14. Model with mathematics. Draw and shade rectangles to model
each fraction. Then order the fractions from greatest to least.
3
4
1
2
7
8
15. What is the difference between an LCD and an LCM?
LESSON 4-2 PRACTICE
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16. A jar is filled with 70 cubes. There are 15 red cubes, 9 green cubes,
21 yellow cubes, 20 purple cubes, and 5 orange cubes. Write the
fraction of the total represented by each color and order them from
least to greatest.
17. SB Middle School is holding a mock election for president.
Candidate 1 receives 10 of the votes. Candidate 2 receives 9 of the
25
50
votes. Candidate 3 receives 4 of the votes. Candidate 4 receives 5
10
125
of the votes. List the candidates in order from least to greatest
number of votes.
18. After planting, a plant grew 3 inch the first week, 6 inch the second
11
7
week, and 12 inch the third week. In which week did the plant grow
13
the most?
19. Reason quantitatively. Students voted for their favorite afterschool activity. The table shows the fraction voting for each activity.
Use mental math to order the activities from most popular to least
popular. Explain your reasoning.
Computer
Games
Read
Watch
TV
Play
Sports
1
2
1
12
1
6
1
4
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