PSLEFind the following values without a calculator.
Which is greater?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg
12,
23,
34)
- 25 or 28
- 67 or 68
- 78 or 84
(a)
If the numerators are the same, the smaller the denominator, the greater the value of the fraction.
25 is greater than
28.
(b)
67 is greater than
68.
(c)
If the denominators are the same, the bigger the numerator, the greater the value of the fraction.
78 =
7 x 1 8 x 1 =
78 84 =
8 x 2 4 x 2 =
168 78 is smaller than
168.
84 is greater than
78.
Answer(s):
25,
67,
84