Comparison of Fraction
7 11 23 33
Compare the fraction -------- , -------- , -------- , --------
50 50 50 50
Ans.) Here we can see that, in all the fraction there are same denominator that is 50, so now we would like to compare based on the numerator.
So, as per the comparison of numerator
33 23 11 7
------- < ------- < ------- < -------
50 50 50 50
To reduce a fraction to its simplest form, cancel out the common factors in the numerator and the denominator
To convert two or more fractions into like fraction, multiply the numerator and the denominator of each fraction by ( LCM of denominators of all fraction รท denominator of the fraction ). To compare two fraction, change them into like fraction. After this the fraction with the large numerator will be bigger.