Find the following values without a calculator. Which is smaller?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 1, 2)
- 812 or 312
- 49 or 410
(a) When comparing two fractions with like denominators, the smaller fraction is the one with the smaller numerator.
312 is smaller than
812.
(b) When comparing two fractions with like numerators, the smaller fraction is the one with the larger denominator.
410 is smaller than
49.
Answer(s):
312,
410