Find the following values without a calculator.
Which are the greater values?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg
12,
23,
34,
45)
- 113 or 313
- 27 or 213
- 234 or 238
- 14 or 56
(a)
Since the denominator is same, the greater the numerator, the greater the value of the fraction.
313 is greater.
(b)
Since the numerator is same, the smaller the denominator, the greater the value of the fraction.
27 is greater.
(c)
Since the numerator is same, the smaller the denominator, the greater the value of the fraction.
234 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 =
312 56 =
101256 is greater.
Answer(s):
313,
27,
234,
56