Comparing And Ordering Mixed Numbers And Fractions Page 3
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3Using Equivalent Fractions With the Same Denominator to
Compare and Order Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions
Another way to compare 1 and is to use equivalent fractions with the same
denominator.
We can write 1 as an improper fraction, it is .
To compare and we need to represent both values with the same denominator.
The first step is to list the multiples of each denominator.
Multiples of 3:
Multiples of 4:
We can see that ___ is a common multiple of 3 and 4.
Next, we find an equivalent fraction for with twelfths.
Then we find an equivalent fraction for with twelfths.
Last, we compare the fractions with the same denominator.
We can say that
is ________ than
.
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