when it says ," Next we need to fill in 4 of the sixths to show 4/6 and 6 of the ninths show 6/9." am i the only one who doesn't understand that he/she is saying?

For that your teacher is probably asking you to shade in a model. If she said that she would want you to make a bar diagram or like a circle, you'd have to divide it into the denominater's number and shade in the numerater's number. *Example*: 1)Your teacher asks you to fill in... 2)You draw a diagram 3) You divide the diagram into the denominater's number 4)You shade in the numerater's number 5)There is *NO* step 5, it is that simple

it was realy good and i know much more about fractions in this covid 19 i´ll probably learn more than i actualy learn at school ! but i dont understand how three fourths and four fiths are not equil

One, good job, and I hope you keep on learning! Two, try to draw 2 pies or get 2 real pies. For three fourths, cut the pie into 4 equal slices, take away one of them, and eat it if the pie is real. For four-fifths, cut the pie into 5 equal segments, and take away one, and potentially eat it. Compare the pies, and you should see that four-fifths is bigger than three fourths. I hope that you can get your mom to buy you some pie!

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Course: Grade 4 math (FL B.E.S.T.) > Unit 6

Lesson 3: Comparing fractions with unlike denominators visually

Visually comparing fractions review

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Review comparing fractions with fraction models and number lines, and try some practice problems.

Comparing fractions

We can compare fractions by seeing which one takes up a greater portion of the same whole.

Comparing fractions with fraction models

Let's look at an example.

Compare $\frac{4}{6}$ ‍ and $\frac{6}{9}$ ‍ with $>, <,$ ‍ or $=$ ‍.

First, let's divide two same-sized wholes into sixths and ninths.

Next. we need to fill in

4

of the sixths to show

\frac{4}{6}

and

6

of the ninths to show

\frac{6}{9}

The fractions represent the same portion of the whole. So, they are equal.

\frac{4}{6} = \frac{6}{9}

Want to learn more about comparing fractions with fraction models? Check out this video.

Comparing fractions with number lines

Let's look at an example.

Compare $\frac{5}{3}$ ‍ and $\frac{9}{6}$ ‍ with $>, <,$ ‍ or $=$ ‍.

Let's think about where each fraction is located on the number line.

\frac{5}{3}

is located to the right of

\frac{9}{6}

on the number line, so

\frac{5}{3}

is greater than

\frac{9}{6}

\frac{5}{3} > \frac{9}{6}

Want to learn more about comparing fractions with number lines? Check out this video.

Practice

Problem 1

Compare the fractions with $>, <,$ ‍ or $=$ ‍.
Hint: Think about how you would fill in each rectangle below to help you compare the fractions.

\frac{3}{4}

\frac{4}{5}

Want to try more problems like this? Check out this exercise.

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when it says ," Next we need to fill in 4 of the sixths to show 4/6 and 6 of the ninths show 6/9." am i the only one who doesn't understand that he/she is saying?
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  For that your teacher is probably asking you to shade in a model. If she said that she would want you to make a bar diagram or like a circle, you'd have to divide it into the denominater's number and shade in the numerater's number.
  
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  3) You divide the diagram into the denominater's number
  
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Can't you just convert it into a equivalent fraction?
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it was realy good and i know much more about fractions in this covid 19 i´ll probably learn more than i actualy learn at school !
but i dont understand how three fourths and four fiths are not equil
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  Two, try to draw 2 pies or get 2 real pies. For three fourths, cut the pie into 4 equal slices, take away one of them, and eat it if the pie is real. For four-fifths, cut the pie into 5 equal segments, and take away one, and potentially eat it. Compare the pies, and you should see that four-fifths is bigger than three fourths. I hope that you can get your mom to buy you some pie!
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  For any numbers, including whole numbers, integers, fractions, decimals, irrational numbers, etc., the = symbol goes between expressions with the same value.
  
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100 / 75 what is equal to that let me show you something for example 4/3, because four times 25 equals 100 and three times 25 equals 75
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I have a better way than what they say look at the example. 2/4 is equal to 4/8 because 2 times 2 equals 4 and 4 times 2=8
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