Find the following values without a calculator. Which is smaller?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 1, 2)
- 610 or 410
- 57 or 510
(a) When comparing two fractions with like denominators, the smaller fraction is the one with the smaller numerator.
410 is smaller than
610.
(b) When comparing two fractions with like numerators, the smaller fraction is the one with the larger denominator.
510 is smaller than
57.
Answer(s):
410,
510