Find the following values without a calculator. Which is smaller?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 1, 2)
- 1011 or 711
- 45 or 47
(a) When comparing two fractions with like denominators, the smaller fraction is the one with the smaller numerator.
711 is smaller than
1011.
(b) When comparing two fractions with like numerators, the smaller fraction is the one with the larger denominator.
47 is smaller than
45.
Answer(s):
711,
47