PSLEFind the following values without a calculator.
Which is greater?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg
12,
23,
34)
- 75 or 78
- 72 or 78
- 510 or 102
(a)
If the numerators are the same, the smaller the denominator, the greater the value of the fraction.
75 is greater than
78.
(b)
72 is greater than
78.
(c)
If the denominators are the same, the bigger the numerator, the greater the value of the fraction.
510 =
5 x 1 10 x 1 =
510 102 =
10 x 5 2 x 5 =
5010 510 is smaller than
5010.
102 is greater than
510.
Answer(s):
75,
72,
102