IXL | Compare fractions using benchmarks: find the missing numerator

Find a numerator that makes the statement true.

There may be more than one correct answer. The fraction you make must be greater than 0 and less than 1. The numerator must be a whole number.

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Find a numerator that makes the statement true.

There may be more than one correct answer. The fraction you make must be greater than 0 and less than 1. The numerator must be a whole number.

You can use a benchmark fraction to help you compare two other fractions. A common benchmark is

since it is easy to compare other fractions to

You need to find a fraction that is less than

The denominator of your fraction will be 6, so you are looking for a number of sixths that is less than

You can use number lines to help. Notice that

is equivalent to

So, if you find a fraction that is less than

it will also be less than

These number lines show some fractions that are less than

The fractions

and

make the statement true.

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