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UNIT 8 : Fractions
To order fractions with common denominators, we represent them on a number
line.
Example 1:
Arrange , , , starting from the smallest to the largest (ascending order).
Ascending order , , ,
Example 2:
Arrange , , , starting from the largest to the smallest (descending order).
Descending order , , ,
7
9
7
9
2
9
2
9
5
9
5
9
2
7
3
7
6
7
2
7
4
7
6
7
3
7
4
7
4
9
4
9
1
2Half 2
7Two sevenths
2
3Two thirds 3
8Three eighths
1
4One quarter 1
9One ninth
3
5Three fths 1
10 One tenth
5
6Five sixths
4
9
4
7
3
7
2
9
2
7
7
9
5
9
6
7
0
0
1
1
2
6
5
6
1
6
7. Arrange in ascending order
(a) , , , ______________________
(b) , , , ______________________
8. Arrange in descending order
(a) , , , ______________________
(b) , , , ______________________
3
5
3
8
2
5
7
8
4
5
1
8
1
5
5
8
8
10
9
10
3
10
4
10
4
6
Let's work out
Tip: Writing fractions in words
Tip: Ordering of fractions with same denominator