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> 7.1 Ordering fractions
Exercise 7.1 Rr
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1 Write the correct symbol, = or #, between each pair of numbers. song
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2 Copy and complete these equivalent fractions. order of size
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3 White thecorrect symbol,=ors, between each pair of fractions. AA
Use your answers to Question 2 to help you. means ‘is |
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4 Write each of these improper fractions as a mixed number. The first equal to’. |
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5 Write the correct inequality, < or >, between each pair of fractions.
Use your answers to Question 4 to help you.
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6 Write the correct inequality, < or >, between each pair of fractions.
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Practice
Use the common denominator method to answer questions 7 to 10.
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8 Write the correct inequality, < or >, between each pair of fractions.
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10. Work out which fraction is larger.
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11 a Complete the workings to write each of these fractions
as a decimal.
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