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Comparing fractions worksheets

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Comparing fractions worksheet — Unlike, to 8, free printable with answer key

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What's on this sheet

There are two honest ways through a pair. Rewrite both over a common denominator and compare the numerators — three quarters and two thirds become nine twelfths and eight twelfths, so three quarters wins. Or use one half as a landmark: three fifths sits above half while two fifths sits below, which settles some pairs with no arithmetic at all.

Why this sheet works

The generator keeps the comparison real. The two fractions differ often enough that a child cannot simply guess, genuine equal pairs turn up so the equal sign earns its place, and the denominators stay small enough that a common denominator is reachable by hand. Each fraction prints stacked with a plain circle waiting between them for the sign.