Answer:
Ascending order is given by
1/50<1/23<1/17<1/12<1/9<1/7<1/5
Descending order is given by
1/5>1/7>1/9>1/12>1/17>1/23>1/50
Explanation:
We are given that
1/12,1/23,1/5,1/7,1/50,1/9,1/17
We have to arrange the numbers in ascending and descending order.
LCM of 12,23,5,7,50,9,17

=73899000







14779800>10557000>8211000>6158250>4347000>3213000>1477980
Therefore,
Ascending order is given by
1/50<1/23<1/17<1/12<1/9<1/7<1/5
Descending order is given by
1/5>1/7>1/9>1/12>1/17>1/23>1/50