Unit 8 Contents

To solve the problems in Questions 17–21, use tools such as the Fraction Chart, circle pieces, or drawings. Write number sentences to record your solutions.

17. Luis made two trays of lasagna for the 4th- and 5th-grade International Festival. Both trays were the same size. The 4th-graders ate of one tray and the 5th-graders ate of the other tray. Which grade ate more lasagna? Explain how you decided.
18. One whole is divided into eight zaxes. Each zax is the same size. The same size whole is divided into ten snarks. Each snark is the same size.
1. What fraction of the whole is one zax?
2. What fraction of the whole is one snark?
3. Which is larger, one zax or one snark? Explain.
19. Put each group of fractions in order from smallest to largest.
1. , , , ,
2. , , ,
3. , ,
4. , , ,
5. , ,
6. , , ,

20. Describe a strategy for ordering fractions from smallest to largest if the numerators are the same.
21. Describe a strategy for ordering fractions from smallest to largest if the denominators are the same.

The Ordering Fractions pages in the Student Activity Book provide practice with ordering fractions using one-half as a benchmark.