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McGraw-Hill Math Grade 4 Answer Key Chapter 7 Lesson 5 Using Benchmarks to Compare Fractions
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Compare each pair of fractions. Write <, >, or =. Use \(\frac{1}{2}\) or \(\frac{1}{4}\) as benchmarks.
Question 1.
\(\frac{1}{3}\) < \(\frac{3}{4}\)
Answer:
\(\frac{1}{3}\) < \(\frac{3}{4}\)
Explanation:
\(\frac{1}{3}\) < \(\frac{1}{2}\)
\(\frac{3}{4}\) > \(\frac{1}{2}\)
so,
\(\frac{1}{3}\) < \(\frac{3}{4}\)
Question 2.
\(\frac{2}{5}\) ____ \(\frac{3}{8}\)
Answer:
\(\frac{2}{5}\) > \(\frac{3}{8}\)
Explanation:
\(\frac{2}{5}\) > \(\frac{1}{4}\)
\(\frac{3}{8}\) > \(\frac{1}{4}\)
According to the chart \(\frac{2}{5}\) is greater than \(\frac{3}{8}\)
Question 3.
\(\frac{2}{4}\) ____ \(\frac{2}{6}\)
Answer:
\(\frac{2}{4}\) > \(\frac{2}{6}\)
Explanation:
According to the chart \(\frac{2}{4}\) is greater than \(\frac{2}{6}\)
Question 4.
\(\frac{2}{3}\) ____ \(\frac{3}{6}\)
Answer:
\(\frac{2}{3}\) > \(\frac{3}{6}\)
Explanation:
\(\frac{2}{3}\) is greater than \(\frac{3}{6}\) according to the chart.
Question 5.
\(\frac{1}{3}\) ____ \(\frac{2}{6}\)
Answer:
\(\frac{1}{3}\) = \(\frac{2}{6}\)
Explanation:
\(\frac{1}{3}\) is equal to \(\frac{2}{6}\) according to the chart.
Question 6.
\(\frac{4}{8}\) ____ \(\frac{5}{8}\)
Answer:
\(\frac{4}{8}\) ____ \(\frac{5}{8}\)
Explanation:
\(\frac{4}{8}\) is lesser than \(\frac{5}{8}\)
according to the chart.
Question 7.
A school flag is \(\frac{3}{8}\) gold and \(\frac{1}{5}\) brown. Is more of the flag colored gold or brown?
Answer:
brown color is more on flag.
Explanation:
According to the chart
\(\frac{3}{8}\) is greater than \(\frac{1}{5}\)