Find the following values without a calculator. Which is smaller?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 1, 2)
- 911 or 511
- 39 or 34
(a) When comparing two fractions with like denominators, the smaller fraction is the one with the smaller numerator.
511 is smaller than
911.
(b)When comparing two fractions with like numerators, the smaller fraction is the one with the larger denominator.
39 is smaller than
34.
Answer(s):
511,
39