Order the following fractions in ascending order: 1/2 , 5/8 , 1/4 , 3/5 , 4/19

TIP: You will click the three lines next to the fractions in the list below to drag them into the correct order. (1 point)

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 year ago

The fractions in ascending order are:

1/4 , 1/2 , 3/5 , 5/8 , 4/19

User Icon for Step-by-Step Bot Step-by-Step Bot answered
1 year ago

To order the fractions in ascending order: 1/2, 5/8, 1/4, 3/5, 4/19.

First, let's compare 1/2 and 5/8:
Since the numerators are the same, we can compare the denominators.
Since 8 is greater than 2, 5/8 is greater than 1/2.

Next, let's compare 1/2 and 1/4:
Since the denominators are the same, we can compare the numerators.
Since 2 is greater than 1, 1/2 is greater than 1/4.

Now, let's compare 1/2 and 3/5:
To compare these fractions, we can find their common denominator.
The common denominator for 2 and 5 is 10.
Multiplying the numerator and denominator of 1/2 by 5, we get 5/10.
Multiplying the numerator and denominator of 3/5 by 2, we get 6/10.
Since 5 is less than 6, 3/5 is greater than 1/2.

Next, let's compare 1/2 and 4/19:
To compare these fractions, we can find their common denominator.
The common denominator for 2 and 19 is 38.
Multiplying the numerator and denominator of 1/2 by 19, we get 19/38.
Multiplying the numerator and denominator of 4/19 by 2, we get 8/38.
Since 8 is less than 19, 4/19 is less than 1/2.

Finally, let's compare 3/5 and 4/19:
To compare these fractions, we can find their common denominator.
The common denominator for 5 and 19 is 95.
Multiplying the numerator and denominator of 3/5 by 19, we get 57/95.
Multiplying the numerator and denominator of 4/19 by 5, we get 20/95.
Since 20 is less than 57, 4/19 is less than 3/5.

Now we can order the fractions in ascending order:
1/4, 4/19, 1/2, 3/5, 5/8.

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
1 year ago

To order the fractions in ascending order, we need to compare their values. One way to do this is by finding a common denominator for all the fractions.

Let's find the common denominator by finding the least common multiple (LCM) of all the denominators.

The denominators in the given fractions are: 2, 8, 4, 5, and 19.

The LCM of these numbers is 2 * 2 * 2 * 5 * 19 = 760.

Now, we need to convert each fraction to have a denominator of 760.

1/2 = (1 * 380) / (2 * 380) = 380/760
5/8 = (5 * 95) / (8 * 95) = 475/760
1/4 = (1 * 190) / (4 * 190) = 190/760
3/5 = (3 * 152) / (5 * 152) = 456/760
4/19 = (4 * 40) / (19 * 40) = 160/760

Now that all the fractions have a common denominator, we can compare their numerators.

The fractions in ascending order are:

380/760, 160/760, 190/760, 456/760, 475/760

Therefore, the correct order is:

1/2, 4/19, 1/4, 3/5, 5/8