Curriculum placement
Grade 3. This describes the skill, not a learner estimate.
Comparing fractions
Compare fractions with a common numerator or denominator
Problem types
- Compare same-size pieces
- Compare the same number of pieces
Builds on
Leads to
- Comparing fractions with benchmarks · Extend the idea
Comparing fractions with the same denominator or numerator extends to unlike fractions by renaming them as equivalent fractions.
- Probability of one event · See it applied
Which event is more likely is decided by comparing the fractions that give their probabilities.
Related skills
- Ordering numbers through 10 · Related idea
Fractions with the same denominator are compared by comparing their numerators, as whole numbers of the same unit are compared.
- Understanding ratios · Related idea
Comparing fractions with the same denominator or numerator is the same reasoning as comparing ratios of equal parts.
- Generating equivalent fractions · Shared foundations
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