Question

Which fraction is the smallest?

8
7
9
5
6
3
1
2
3
2

Answer 1

`(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

I'm assuming the answer choices and
`(8)/(7), (9)/(5) ,(6)/(3) ,(1)/(2),(3)/(2)`

With these we can convert them into decimals and see which one is the smallest

`(8)/(7) = 1.1`,
`(9)/(5)=1.8`,
`(6)/(3) =2`,
`(1)/(2) = 0.5`, and
`(3)/(2)=1.5`

We can now place them in order smallest to largest:

0.5 < 1.1 < 1.5 < 1.8 < 2

So here we can see that our smallest number is 0.5, which is the fraction
`(1)/(2)`