Ordering like fractions
Joe, Patrick and Mama bought a cake. Joe ate \(1 \over 8\) of the cake, Patrick ate \(5 \over 8\) of it and Mama ate \(2\over 8\) of it. Who ate the most cake?
Denominators are same for all fractions. So, we will compare the numerators. 5 is greater than 1 and 2. So, the greatest fraction.
Patrick ate the most cake.
Let’s arrange these fractions in ascending order
Write the smallest fraction first and the greatest fraction at the end
Arrange \({1 \over 7},{3 \over 7}\), and \(2 \over 7\) in descending order
\(3\over7\)is the greatest fraction. We will write it first. \(1\over7\) is the smallest fraction. We will write it at the end.