here are some fractions :
3/9, 8/9, 7/9, 4/9, 2/9, 5/9, 6/9
If I were to put them in the order of the greatest, what order does that mean and how did you work that out?
Since they are all ninths, put them in the order of the numerators..
2/9; 3/9; ...
To put the fractions in order from greatest to least, you need to compare their values. The fractions with the largest values will be placed first, followed by fractions with slightly smaller values, and so on.
To compare fractions, you can either convert them to decimals or compare their numerator (top number) directly. Let's compare these fractions by converting them to decimals:
3/9 = 0.33...
8/9 = 0.88...
7/9 = 0.77...
4/9 = 0.44...
2/9 = 0.22...
5/9 = 0.55...
6/9 = 0.66...
Now, looking at the decimal values:
8/9 > 7/9 > 6/9 > 5/9 > 4/9 > 3/9 > 2/9
So the fractions in order from greatest to least would be:
8/9, 7/9, 6/9, 5/9, 4/9, 3/9, 2/9
To determine the order of fractions from greatest to least, you can compare their values. Fractions represent parts of a whole, and the larger the numerator (top number) and the smaller the denominator (bottom number), the greater the fraction.
Let's compare the fractions you provided: 3/9, 8/9, 7/9, 4/9, 2/9, 5/9, 6/9.
1. Start by comparing the denominators. The denominator is the same for all fractions, which is 9. Since the denominators are equal, we can focus on comparing the numerators.
2. The numerator represents the number of parts from the whole. So, a larger numerator implies a larger part of the whole, making the fraction greater.
3. Comparing the numerators, we see that 8/9 has the largest numerator (8) among the list. Therefore, 8/9 is the greatest fraction.
4. Following the same process, we can compare the remaining fractions. The order, from greatest to least, based on the numerators, is as follows:
8/9, 7/9, 6/9, 5/9, 4/9, 3/9, 2/9