Question

What is 1/2, 3/4, and 5/48 ordered least to greatest

Answer 1

5/48, 1/2 and 3/4

Explanation:

You need to make a common denominator for all the numbers first.

1/2 is equal to 24/48

-multiply both sides by 24 because 48 divided by 2 is 24

3/4 equals 36/48

-multiply both sides by 12 because 48 divided by 4 equals 12

so you get:

24/48 (1/2)

36/48 (3/4)

and 5/48

now you order them:

5/48

24/48

36/48

and then you change them back to their original form:

5/48

1/2

3/4

Answer 2

`(5)/(48), (3)/(4), (1)/(2)`

Explanation:

Given

`(1)/(2), (3)/(4), (5)/(48)`

Required

Order from least to greatest

To ease the process, we first convert the fractions to decimal:

`(1)/(2) = 0.5`

`(3)/(4) = 0.75`

`(5)/(48) = 0.104167`

By comparison:

0.104167 is less than 0.5 and 0.5 is less than 0.75

So, we have:

`0.104167 < 0.5` and
`0.5 < 0.75`

So, from the least to greatest:

0.104167, 0.5, 0.75

Convert to fraction

`(5)/(48), (3)/(4), (1)/(2)`