Find the following values without a calculator. Which is larger?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 1, 2)
- 34 or 14
- 511 or 59
(a)
When comparing two fractions with like denominators, the larger fraction is the one with the larger numerator.
34 is larger than
14.
(b)
When comparing two fractions with like numerators, the larger fraction is the one with the smaller denominator.
59 is larger than
511.
Answer(s):
34,
59