Asked by Kattleen Garcia

John says that when you compare two fractions with the same numerator,you look at the denominators because the fraction with the greater denominator is greater.is he correct?Explain,and give an example.

Answers

Answered by Ms. Sue
2/4 and 2/10?

What do you think?

Is 2 parts of 4 the same as 2 parts of 10?

Think about the same size pizzas. One is divided into 4 pieces; the other is divided into 10 pieces.

Answered by Kattleen Garcia
Yes he is write because when you have the same numerator you have to look at the denominator to solve the problem.
Answered by Kattleen Garcia
Yes he is write because if you have the same numerator you need to look at the denominator to solve the problem.
Answered by Ms. Sue
John is not correct.

Which is larger
2 pieces of a pizza cut into 4 pieces?
or
2 pieces of a pizza cut into 10 pieces?
Answered by Mrs. Miller
yes John is right because if you have the same numerator you need to look at the denominator to solve the problem.
Answered by Zoey
I’m just a child l don’t know this :(

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