Comparing Fractions

Poster with Rules!

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 How To Use and
Common Core Link
This is poster is great addition to your
Math Word Wall! Students will be able to
reference the poster when comparing
fractions.
You could also print this poster as a
reference sheet to keep in students’
folders or to take home to use while
students complete their homework.
You could also project this poster with
your classroom projector and trace on
chart paper for a larger version!
I hope you and your students find this
visual as useful as I do!
Domain: Number and Operations-
Fractions
Standard: 3.NF.3.d Compare two
fractions with the same
numerator or the same
denominator by reasoning about
their size. Recognize that
comparisons are valid only when
the two fractions refer to the
same whole. Record the results of
comparisons with the symbols >, =,
or <, and justify the conclusions,
e.g. by using a visual fraction
model.
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 Comparing Fractions Rules
If your fractions have the If your fractions have the
same denominator, same numerator, compare
compare the numerators. the denominators.

The fraction with the larger The fraction with the smaller
numerator is greater! denominator is the greater

f>d fraction !

C>F
f
d
f is greater !
C is greater !
Comparing Fractions Using
Benchmarks
0 A 1
Think of your 1 Whole Fraction strip like a number line.
Visualize where 0, A and 1 would be.

Benchmark Fractions Examples:

CFADH

Line up fraction strips under your 1 Whole.

DD A
Is it closer to 0 or 1? is past the mark.
It is further to the right. is closer to 1 than 0.
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