Jan 152012
Students often need to be able to compare fractions. Do you know which is bigger between 
and 
?
means the whole has been divided into 5 equal pieces and you have one of them.
means the whole has been divided into 6 equal pieces and you have one of them.
The fraction wall shows that the larger the denominator, the smaller each piece becomes, so is greater than .
Try this exercise to choose the biggest fraction.