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Name:
Ordering fractions worksheet Class:
If you have a printer, print out this worksheet to complete the
questions below.
If you do not have a printer, type your answers underneath each
question. For colouring grid questions, draw the grids in your
exercise book or on a separate piece of paper, and then colour them
in as needed. When you have finished all of the questions, take a
photo of your grids to send to your teacher.
1. First, colour in each of the grids below according to the
fraction beneath. The firstone has been done for you.
Now answer questions 2 – 6 about the fractions you have just
coloured in.
2. Which fraction is smallest?
3. Which fraction is largest?
1
10
2
10
3
10
4
10
5
10
6
10
7
10
8
10
9
10
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4. Which fractions are bigger than7
10?
5. Which fraction is equivalent to 1
2?
6. Which of these fractions can be simplified? Write all the
simplified fractions.
Now, look at these fractions for questions 7 – 10.
7. a. Which fraction is smallest?
b. How do you know?
1
2
1
3
5
6
2
3
1
6
12
12
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8. a. Which fraction is largest?
b. How do you know?
9. Write the fractions in order from smallest to largest.
10. Now colour in the fractions in the grids below.
11. Look back at your answers to Questions 7 and 8. Were you
correct? If not, whichfractions were different?
1
2
1
3
5
6
12
122
3
1
6
4
12
2
12
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12. On your grids, which fractions have the same number of
squares coloured in?
and and
13. Complete these equivalent fractions sentences for the
fractions you have justcoloured in.
14. How did you work out the equivalent fraction to2
12?
215. How did you work out the equivalent fractions to 1?
2
12=6
4
12=
6
12
12=
6
1
2=12
=6
5
6=12
1
3=
6=12
2
3=
6=12
1
6=12
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16. How did you work out the equivalent fractions to 1
3?
17. Write out these fractions in order, from smallest to
largest.
18. Look back at your answer to Question 9. Did you write the
fractions in the sameorder both times? If not, which fractions were
different?
19. Did you find it easier to order the fractions before or
after finding the equivalentfractions? Why?
1
2
1
3
5
6
2
3
1
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