Compare and sort the fractions in ascending order: 5, 7/12, 59/10. Common ordinary fractions compared and sorted in ascending order, result explained below
Sort: 5, 7/12, 59/10
To compare and sort multiple fractions, they should either have the same denominator or the same numerator.
The operation of sorting fractions in ascending order:
5, 7/12, 59/10
Analyze the fractions to be compared and ordered, by category:
1 positive proper fraction: 7/12
positive improper fractions: 5, 59/10
How to compare and sort the fractions in ascending order, by categories:
- any positive proper fraction is smaller than...
- any positive improper fraction.
Sort the positive improper fractions in ascending order:
5 and 59/10
To compare and sort the fractions, make their denominators the same.
Expand the fraction that has 1 as a denominator.
Multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number:
5 = (10 × 5)/(10 × 1) = 50/10
The fractions have the same denominator, compare their numerators.
The larger the numerator the larger the positive fraction.
The larger the numerator the smaller the negative fraction.
The fractions sorted in ascending order:
50/10 < 59/10
The initial fractions sorted in ascending order:
5 < 59/10
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The final answer:
Sort the positive improper fractions in ascending order:
5 < 59/10
All the fractions sorted in ascending order:
7/12 < 5 < 59/10
How are the numbers written: comma ',' used as a thousands separator; point '.' as a decimal separator; numbers rounded off to max. 12 decimals (if the case). Used symbols: '/' the fraction bar; ÷ dividing; × multiplying; + plus (adding); - minus (subtracting); = equal; ≈ approximately equal.
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