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Extra questions

Exercise 7.2 Ordering fractions

1 Write the smaller fraction of each of these pairs.
4 3
a 11 ; 11 b 54; 34 c 16; 56

d 14; 38 e 25; 10
3
f 35; 57

2 Copy and complete each of these, using < or > to make a true statement.

a 13 1
2 b 25 3
4 c 103 1
5 d 58 3
4
e 14 1
5 f 45 7
10 g 57 1
2 h 15 1
4
7 2 57 3 8 3
i 12 3 j 100 5 k 10 5 l 17
20
9
10
8 2
m 15 3 n 34 2
3
83
o 100 4
5 p 35 5
7
q 314 338 r 327 535 s 159 125 1
t 213 2
239

3 Write each of these groups of fractions in ascending order.

a 12; 17; 14; 13; 10

1 1
; 5 b 13; 11
3 2 5
; 9; 11 3 2 4 3 3 2
c 10 ; 9; 7; 8; 5; 5 d 0:5; 35; 37; 0:4

4 Write each of these sets of numbers in descending order.

a 56; 58; 57 b 58; 57; 54 c 1; 45; 65; 34; 10

4
d 13 3 49 5
6 ; 14; 50; 1; 4

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Answers
1 a 3 3 1 1 3 3
11 b 4 c 6 d 4 e 10 f 5

1
2 a 3 < 12 b 2
5 < 34 c 3
10 > 15 d 5
8 < 34

1
e 4 > 15 f 4
5
7
> 10 g 5
7 > 12 h 1
5 < 14

7
i 12 < 23 j 57
100 < 35 k 8
10 > 35 l 17
20
9
< 10

8
m 15 < 23 n 3
4 > 23 o 83
100 > 45 p 3
5 < 57

q 314 < 338 r 327 < 535 s 159 > 125 1

t 213 2
> 239

1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 5 2 3 3 2 4 3
3 a 10; 7; 5; 4; 3; 2 b 9; 11; 3; 11 c 9; 10; 8; 5; 7; 5 d 0:4; 37; 0:5; 3
5

5 5 5 5 5 5 6
4 a 6; 7; 8 b 4; 7; 8 c 5; 1; 45; 34; 10
4
d 13
6; 134; 54; 1; 49
50

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