Find the following values without a calculator. Which is smaller?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 1, 2)
- 112 or 412
- 36 or 39
(a) When comparing two fractions with like denominators, the smaller fraction is the one with the smaller numerator.
112 is smaller than
412.
(b) When comparing two fractions with like numerators, the smaller fraction is the one with the larger denominator.
39 is smaller than
36.
Answer(s):
112,
39