Find the following values without a calculator.
Which are the greater values?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg
12,
23,
34,
45)
- 317 or 417
- 313 or 317
- 114 or 116
- 14 or 910
(a)
Since the denominator is same, the greater the numerator, the greater the value of the fraction.
417 is greater.
(b)
Since the numerator is same, the smaller the denominator, the greater the value of the fraction.
313 is greater.
(c)
Since the numerator is same, the smaller the denominator, the greater the value of the fraction.
114 is greater.
(d)
Make the denominators the same.
Since the denominator is same, the greater the numerator, the greater the value of the fraction.
14 =
520 910 =
1820910 is greater.
Answer(s):
417,
313,
114,
910