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A unit fraction is a fraction where the numerator is 1 (the denominator can be any other whole number). For example \( \frac{1}{4}\):

Which is bigger,\( \frac{1}{6}\) or \( \frac{1}{3}\)?

Since both fractions are unit fractions you have to look at the denominator to decide which fraction is bigger. You can also use bar models to help you compare.

You can see that \( \frac{1}{3}\) is the bigger fraction because it has been split up into fewer parts.

If we used the greater than and less than signs, we would write:

\( \frac{1}{3} > \frac{1}{6}\)

Luke and Khadija cut a pizza into 6 slices. Luke ate \( \frac{2}{6}\) of the pizza and Khadija ate \( \frac{3}{6}\). Who ate more pizza?

The two fractions you need to look at are \( \frac{3}{6}\) and \( \frac{2}{6}\). Which has the bigger numerator?

The larger the numerator, the larger the fraction.

It can also help to draw each fraction to understand which one is larger.

You can see that \( \frac{3}{6}\) is larger than \( \frac{2}{6}\), so Khadija ate more pizza!

Using the greater than and less than signs, you would write it as:

\( \frac{3}{6} > \frac{2}{6} \)