Comparing Like Fractions

Q. Which of the following fraction is the greatest?

1. $\frac{1}{7}$
2. $\frac{3}{7}$
3. $\frac{5}{7}$
4. $\frac{6}{7}$

Q.

Which of the two rational numbers is greater in each of the following pairs ?

$\frac{17}{-21},\frac{-19}{21}$

Q.

Express the following fractions in descending order:

$\frac{1}{4}$, $\frac{2}{3}$, $\frac{5}{12}$: ___, ___, ___

Q.

Express the following fractions in descending order:

$\frac{3}{8}$, $\frac{1}{4}$, $\frac{5}{2}$: ___, ___, ___

Q. Choose the correct typographical symbol to make the following statement true.
$\frac{5}{11}?\frac{8}{11}$

1. $<$
2. $>$
3. $=$
4. $\ge$

Q. Mark, Charlie and Tom ate $\frac{3}{9},\frac{4}{9}$ and $\frac{2}{9}$ of a Pizza respectively. Who ate most among the three?

1. Mark
2. Tom
3. Charlie
4. All ate equally.

Q.

Express the following fractions in descending order:

$\frac{3}{8}$, $\frac{1}{4}$, $\frac{7}{6}$: ___, ___, ___

Q. Assemble the following in descending order.

1. $\frac{3}{5}$
2. $\frac{6}{5}$
3. $\frac{2}{5}$
4. $\frac{1}{5}$
5. $\frac{7}{5}$

Q. A supermarket found that $\frac{7}{23}$ customers bought sugar and $\frac{13}{23}$ customers bought salt. Which purchase was made by a greater fraction of customers?

1. sugar
2. salt
3. insufficient data
4. (a) and (b) above.

Q.

Express the following fractions in descending order:

$\frac{4}{9}$, $\frac{8}{3}$, $\frac{5}{6}$: ___, ___, ___

Q.

Express the following fractions in descending order:

$\frac{3}{4}$, $\frac{4}{5}$, $\frac{1}{20}$: ___, ___, ___

Q.

Express the following fractions in descending order:

$\frac{7}{7}$, $\frac{3}{14}$, $\frac{5}{7}$: ___, ___, ___

Q. Select the fraction(s) which is/are greater than $\frac{5}{13}.$

1. $\frac{3}{13}$
2. $\frac{7}{13}$
3. $\frac{9}{13}$
4. $\frac{1}{13}$