Find the following values without a calculator. Which is smaller?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 1, 2)
- 910 or 510
- 79 or 711
(a) When comparing two fractions with like denominators, the smaller fraction is the one with the smaller numerator.
510 is smaller than
910.
(b) When comparing two fractions with like numerators, the smaller fraction is the one with the larger denominator.
711 is smaller than
79.
Answer(s):
510,
711