Who had more? 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Further Resources This task is about larger and smaller fractions. Question 1Change answer a) i) Amanda had a chocolate bar. She ate 12 and Mark ate 14 a) i) Amanda had a chocolate bar. She ate 12 and Mark ate 14 Who had the most chocolate? AmandaMarkAmandaMark Question 1Change answer ii) Jason ate 15 of a pizza and Andrew ate 13. ii) Jason ate 15 of a pizza and Andrew ate 13. Who had the least amount of pizza? JasonAndrewJasonAndrew Question 1Change answer b) i) Lucy and Carl's drink bottles were the same size. Lucy drank 25 from her bottle. Carl drank 24 from his bottle. b) i) Lucy and Carl's drink bottles were the same size. Lucy drank 25 from her bottle. Carl drank 24 from his bottle. Who drank the least? LucyCarlLucyCarl Question 1Change answer ii) Here are 15 peaches. Jackson picked 35 of them. Tavita picked 23 of them. ii) Here are 15 peaches. Jackson picked 35 of them. Tavita picked 23 of them. Who picked the most peaches? JacksonDavidJacksonDavid Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students). Levels: 2, 3 Curriculum info: Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Knowledge Keywords: fractions, ordering fractions Description of task: In this task students compare two fractions involving items of food, choosing either the larger or smaller. Answers/responses: Y4 (11/2003) a) i) ii) Amanda Jason moderate (both correct) b) i) ii) Lucy David difficult (both correct) For more information about comparing fractions, and fractional thinking, see the Fractional Thinking Concept Map: equivalence. Numeracy resources Book 7: Teaching Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Trains (Early/Advanced additive) Wafers (Advanced counting/Early additive) Larger fractions Larger fractions II Ordering bottles Ordering filled bottles Fractions on a number line
