Find the following values without a calculator. Which is smaller?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 1, 2)
- 89 or 29
- 712 or 710
(a) When comparing two fractions with like denominators, the smaller fraction is the one with the smaller numerator.
29 is smaller than
89.
(b)When comparing two fractions with like numerators, the smaller fraction is the one with the larger denominator.
712 is smaller than
710.
Answer(s):
29,
712