PSLEFind the following values without a calculator.
Which is greater?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg
12,
23,
34)
- 49 or 410
- 85 or 87
- 68 or 87
(a)
If the numerators are the same, the smaller the denominator, the greater the value of the fraction.
49 is greater than
410.
(b)
85 is greater than
87.
(c)
If the denominators are the same, the bigger the numerator, the greater the value of the fraction.
68 =
6 x 7 8 x 7 =
4256 87 =
8 x 8 7 x 8 =
6456 4256 is smaller than
6456.
87 is greater than
68.
Answer(s):
49,
85,
87