Find the following values without a calculator. Which is larger?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 1, 2)
- 59 or 49
- 112 or 15
(a)
When comparing two fractions with like denominators, the larger fraction is the one with the larger numerator.
59 is larger than
49.
(b)
When comparing two fractions with like numerators, the larger fraction is the one with the smaller denominator.
15 is larger than
112.
Answer(s):
59,
15