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How do you determine if one fraction is greater than or less than or equal to another fraction?
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∙ 11y ago
by finding their common denominator,
then extrapolating and comparing their numerators.
A simpler method (sometimes) is to cross-multiply. The relative sizes of a/b and c/d are the same as those of aXd and bXc. Thus 3/8 is greater that 1/3 (because 9 is greater than 8, 5/16 is greater than 4/13 becuse 65 is greater than 64, 3/4 and 6/8 are equal since the cross products are both 24.
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What is the name of a fraction in which the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator?
An improper fraction is a fraction in which the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator.
What is a fraction in which a numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator?
It is called an improper fraction.
A fraction whose numerator is greater than or equal to its denominator?
An improper fraction has a numerator greater than the denominator. When the numerator and denominator are equal, that's called "1."
What term describes a fraction that has numerator that is equal to or greater than the denominator?
It is classed as an improper fraction
What does a positive fraction plus a negative fraction equal?
The sum will take on the sign of whichever one is greater.
What is the name of a fraction in which the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator?
An improper fraction is a fraction in which the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator.
A fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater than denominator?
a fraction that has a numerator equal to the denominator is one: a fraction who's numerator is greater that the denominator is an improper fraction.
How can we tell if a fraction is greater than less than or equal to 1 whole?
if the value above the line of the fraction is greater than or equal to the value below the lin, then the fraction is equal to or greater than 1 whole.
What numberis an improper fraction always greater tahn?
An improper fraction is greater than or equal to 1.
What is a fraction with a numerator greater that or equal to the denominator?
That is called an improper fraction.
A fraction in which the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator?
improper fraction
What is a fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater then the denominator?
It is an improper fraction.
A fraction in which the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominatar?
It is an improper fraction.
What is a fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator?
An improper fraction has a numerator greater than the denominator. When the numerator and denominator are equal, that's called "1."
A fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater then the denominator?
That's an improper fraction.
Define improper fraction?
is a fraction where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator.
What is a fraction in which a numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator?
It is called an improper fraction.
