In this lesson you are going to learn how to compare fractions by determining if a fraction is less than 1 2 , or more than 1 2 .

You already know… 𝟏 𝟐 = 𝟑 𝟔 The numerator is half of the denominator

Can we find half of an odd number? 𝟒 𝟔

Can we find half of an odd number? 𝟒 𝟔 2 𝟏 𝟐 2 𝟏 𝟐

Less than half More than half 𝟑 𝟖 𝟕 𝟏𝟐 8 = 1 2 12 = 1 2

More than half Less than half 𝟓 𝟗 𝟑 𝟖 𝟖 𝟏𝟎 4 8 = 1 2

Mark and Josef were running a marathon Mark and Josef were running a marathon. Mark was 3 5 of the way to the finish line. Josef was 4 9 of the way to the finish line. Who was closer to the finish line? 𝟑 𝟓 𝟒 𝟗 Mark Josef

More than half Less than half 𝟑 𝟓 𝟒 𝟗 𝟒 𝟔 𝟖 𝟏𝟎

Mark is closer to the finish line. More than half Less than half 𝟑 𝟓 > 𝟒 𝟗 Mark Josef Mark is closer to the finish line.

In this lesson you learned how to compare fractions by determining if a fraction is less than 1 2 , or more than 1 2 .