Find the following values without a calculator. Which is smaller?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 1, 2)
- 49 or 29
- 511 or 59
(a) When comparing two fractions with like denominators, the smaller fraction is the one with the smaller numerator.
29 is smaller than
49.
(b)When comparing two fractions with like numerators, the smaller fraction is the one with the larger denominator.
511 is smaller than
59.
Answer(s):
29,
511