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Prerequisites
Ordering fractions
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You have four cards, numbered 5, 6, 7 and 8. You may pick one card to be the numerator and one card to be the denominator of a fraction.
- What is the smallest fraction you can make?
- What is the largest fraction you can make?
- \(\dfrac{5}{8}\)
- \(\dfrac{8}{5}\)
You have four cards, numbered 5, 6, 7 and 8. You may pick one card to be the numerator and one card to be the denominator of a fraction.
- What is the second largest fraction you can make?
- What is the third largest fraction you can make?
- What is the largest proper fraction you can make? (A proper fraction must be strictly less than 1.)
- \(\dfrac{7}{5}\)
- \(\dfrac{8}{6}\)
- \(\dfrac{7}{8}\)
You have four cards, numbered 5, 6, 7 and 8. You may pick one card to be the numerator and one card to be the denominator of a fraction.
- How many different fractions can you create?
- 12 different fractions
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