Question

These four numbers are plotted on a number line: 1/4, 5/8, 3/4, 1/2Which is the correct ordering on the number line, from left to right(least to greatest)

Answer 1

we can represent the fractions like decimal to order them

`\begin{gathered} (1)/(4)=0.25 \\ \\ (5)/(8)=0.625 \\ \\ (3)/(4)=0.75 \\ \\ (1)/(2)=0.5 \end{gathered}`

now order least to greatest

`0.25<0.5<0.625<0.75`

and rewrite on fraction form

`(1)/(4)<(1)/(2)<(5)/(8)<(3)/(4)`

and plot on number line