On Thursday it snowed of an inch in the afternoon and of an inch in the evening. What was the total amount of snowfall on Thursday?

A baker used of a package of sprinkles and of a package of icing when decorating a cake. How much more icing than sprinkles did the baker use?

is a positive number. Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The reciprocal of

(b) The reciprocal of

The square and the triangle in the above diagram are both equally divided. Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The fraction of the square that is shaded

(b) The fraction of the triangle that is shaded

On Thursday it snowed of an inch in the afternoon and of an inch in the evening. What was the total amount of snowfall on Thursday?

Refer to the above diagrams. Each figure is divided into sections of equal size and shape.

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The fraction of Figure 1 that is shaded

(b) The fraction of Figure 2 that is shaded

Which is the greater quantity?

(a)

(b)

Which is the greater quantity?

(a)

(b)

Which is the greater quantity?

(a)

(b)