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Use a fraction wall to compare pairs of fractions.
1/7
1/8
1/6
1/4
1/5
1/3
1/2
1 whole
This is a Fraction Wall. Each line on the fraction wall is like a strip of paper folded
into equal-sized parts.
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1/2
This strip has been split into fifths, five equal
parts, so the fraction has 5 at the bottom.
If we want to show 3/5 how many parts of the strip should
we shade in?
2/3
This strip has been split into three equal parts,
thirds, so the fraction has 3 at the bottom.
How much of the whole strip has been coloured? How can we write that?
Use a fraction wall to compare pairs of fractions.
This strip has been split into two, so the fraction has 2 at the bottom; the
denominator.
If we shade just one of part of this strip we have
shaded 1/2.
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We can use the Fraction Wall to
compare fractions.
Which is bigger, 2/3 or 2/6? Colour both in on the wall
and it is easy to see.
2/3
2/6
Which is bigger, 3/5 or 3/4? Colour both in on the wall
and it is easy to see.
3/4
3/5
Use a fraction wall to compare pairs of fractions.
We can write 2/3 > 2/6 We can write 3/5 < 3/4