To compare and sort multiple fractions, they should either have the same denominator or the same numerator.
The operation of comparing integer numbers:
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The numbers have different signs, the positive one is larger.
This is a simple case of comparing and sorting integer numbers.
We don't even have to look at the numbers but only at their signs.
The integer numbers are a particular case of those fractions that have a denominator equal to 1.
Any integer number 'n' can be written as a fraction with a denominator of 1. Starting from here, by multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by the same number, an integer number can be written as a multitude of equivalent fractions:
n = n/1 = (2 × n)/2 = (3 × n)/3 = ...
::: The operation of comparing fractions :::
The final answer: