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Arrange in ascending order :

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how do u arrange 1/4 5/8 and 4/7 in ascending order, been having sm trouble

User Bioto
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Answer:

Order from Least to Greatest

1/4 < 4/7 < 5/8

Explanation:

User Noel Segura Meraz
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Answer: 1/4, 4/7, 5/8

Step-by-step explanation: There are three ways:

1. Convert each to a decimal:

1/4 = 0.25

4/7 = 0.571

5/8 = 0.625

2. Convert to a common denominator:

It looks like we can multiply each by a whole number that will result in a denominator of 56:

1/4 *(14/14) = 14/56

4/7*(7/7) = 35/56

5/8 *(8/8) = 32/56

Now they can be directly compared to get the answer.

3. Estimate the values.

5/8 is clearly larger than 1/4. 4/7 is somewhere in between. Therefore, 1/4, 4/7, 5/8

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