Selected the fraction with the SMALLEST denominator, thinking small denominator = small fraction. With same numerator, a smaller denominator actually means a LARGER fraction (1/2 is the biggest here).
PRIMARY 2 · MATHEMATICS
Fractions
Top 5 mistakes
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Picked a middle value rather than the smallest. With same numerator, the fraction with the LARGEST denominator (8) is the smallest.
Compared denominators but stopped before checking the largest one. 1/4 is smaller than 1/2 and 1/3, but 1/8 has a larger denominator and is smaller still.
Biggest to smallest.
Picked the unshaded count instead of the shaded count.
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