Find the following values without a calculator. Which is larger?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 1, 2)
- 811 or 511
- 25 or 27
(a)
When comparing two fractions with like denominators, the larger fraction is the one with the greater numerator.
811 is larger than
511.
(b)
When comparing two fractions with like numerators, the larger fraction is the one with the smaller denominator.
25 is larger than
27.
Answer(s):
811,
25