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Which Unit Fraction Is Bigger? is a free printable Grade 3 maths worksheet on the inverse relationship with the denominator, aligned to Common Core standard 3.NF.A.1. It prints 12 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Which Unit Fraction Is Bigger?

3.NF.A.1

NameDate

Write < , > or = between the numbers.

1.5/125/6
2.3/83/7
3.2/32/5
4.3/83/10
5.3/73/4
6.1/71/6
7.4/124/7
8.3/123/6
9.1/101/11
10.5/85/10
11.1/71/8
12.4/74/11

LessonPrint · 3.NF.A.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Which Unit Fraction Is Bigger?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.<
  2. 2.<
  3. 3.>
  4. 4.>
  5. 5.<
  6. 6.<
  7. 7.<
  8. 8.<
  9. 9.>
  10. 10.>
  11. 11.>
  12. 12.>

Questions about Which Unit Fraction Is Bigger?

What does the Which Unit Fraction Is Bigger? worksheet cover?

It practises the inverse relationship with the denominator — 12 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core 3.NF.A.1: Understand what the top and bottom numbers of a fraction mean. The instruction to pupils is “Write < , > or = between the numbers”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Which Unit Fraction Is Bigger? practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NF.A.1 — 3.NF.A.1, in the Number & Operations — Fractions domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Understand a fraction 1/b as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Which Unit Fraction Is Bigger? is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3.NF.A.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Which Unit Fraction Is Bigger? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 12 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Which Unit Fraction Is Bigger? can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Which Unit Fraction Is Bigger? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Which Unit Fraction Is Bigger?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for 3.NF.A.1

Understand what the top and bottom numbers of a fraction mean.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3.NF.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.