Find the following values without a calculator. Which is smaller?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 1, 2)
- 612 or 112
- 24 or 28
(a) When comparing two fractions with like denominators, the smaller fraction is the one with the smaller numerator.
112 is smaller than
612.
(b) When comparing two fractions with like numerators, the smaller fraction is the one with the larger denominator.
28 is smaller than
24.
Answer(s):
112,
28