Showing posts with label fractions in order. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fractions in order. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Ordering fraction from least to greatest

How do i put fractions in order from least to greatest?

Change the denominators to be common and then convert.
EX. 4/5,5/15, 6/30
Put these in order
you have to see what is the LCM for each of the denominators. Like 30. so 4/5 turns into 24/30. I used 30 as my common denominator and to get the numerator I said how many times does 5 go into 30? 6 times! So 6 times 4 equals 24 which is my new numerator. Do this with all the fractions and then you can just put them in order by the top number.