Find the following values without a calculator. Which is smaller?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 1, 2)
- 810 or 210
- 15 or 12
(a) When comparing two fractions with like denominators, the smaller fraction is the one with the smaller numerator.
210 is smaller than
810.
(b)When comparing two fractions with like numerators, the smaller fraction is the one with the larger denominator.
15 is smaller than
12.
Answer(s):
210,
15