Grade 3 · Number and Operations—Fractions

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NF.A.3d

Compare two fractions with the same numerator or the same denominator by reasoning about their size. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two fractions refer to the same whole. Record the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, or <, and justify the conclusions, e.g., by using a visual fraction model.

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Lessons that teach this standard

• Comparing Fractions: Which One Is Bigger?

  Four ways to compare fractions: same bottom number, same top number, a common denominator, and cross multiplying. With bar models and worked examples.