Page 99 - New Medley 3 Semester 2

Example 4: Write the fractions on the given number line.

0 1

Solution: Since the length between 0 and 1 is divided into 6 equal
parts, so fractions will have 6 as their denominators.

Then, count the segments for numerators and write the
corresponding fractions.

0 1 4 5 1
6 6 6

EXERCISE 3.2

A. Compare the following fractions using > or <.
6 4 3 1 7 9
1. 2. 3.
9 9 4 4 10 10

3 4 11 9 3 1
4. 5. 6.
6 6 12 12 8 8

9 9 7 7 15 15
7. 8. 9.
20 16 17 27 18 16

5 5 1 1 8 8
10. 11. 12.
7 9 8 5 10 15
5 4 6 11 4 4
13. 14. 15.
15 15 18 18 24 25

B. Arrange the following fractions in:
1. Descending order 2. Ascending order

2 1 3 1 1 1
(a) , , , , , (a) , , , , ,
4 4 4 4 9 7

1 1 1 4 4 4
(b) , , , , , (b) , , , , ,
5 3 8 8 6 5

5 5 5 6 4 7
(c) , , , , , (c) , , , , ,
6 10 8 8 8 8

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