Wednesday, July 27, 2011

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TODAY'S POST IS BASED ON COMPARING FRACTIONS.

COMPARING FRACTIONS IS NOTHING BUT COMPARING TWO FRACTIONS IN CASE WHICH ONE IS THE GREATEST , SMALLEST AND IF THE FRACTIONS ARE EQUAL. IN ORDER TO COMPARE FRACTIONS, WE FIRST NEED TO SIMPLIFY FRACTIONS TO THE SIMPLEST FORM AND THEN COMPARE. BELOW IS GIVEN AN EXAMPLE IN THIS CONCEPT.

EXAMPLE 1: COMPARE 3/12 AND 2/8:
3/12 = 1/4 AND 2/8 = 1/4
THEREFORE, 3/12 = 2/8

EXAMPLE 2: COMPARE 2/4 AND 3/18:
2/4 = 1/2 AND 3/18 = 1/6
NOW, (2X3)/ 12 = 6/12 = 1/2AND (3X4)/ 12 = 12/ 12 = 1
=1/2 < 1
THEREFORE, 2/8 > 3/12

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