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There are three easy steps to determine which fractions are larger.
Material you will need:
1. TI-84 Silver Edition Plus Calculator
2. Protractor (the larger the better)
3. Compass (the one used to find direction of the fraction)
4. Barometer (used to find air pressure of fractions)
5. Lined Paper by Hilroy (about 500 sheets will do)
6. Your parents (optional)
Step 1:
Use the graphing feature on the TI-84 to graph your two fractions.
Proceed by using your protractor to measure the angles between the two lines.
Step 2:
Split the smaller angle in half and draw a line down the middle. Using your compass, line up the mid line with true north.
Step 3:
Plug your barometer into the top right slot in your TI-84 and measure the air pressure. Be sure to keep the mid line pointing true north.
Results:
If the air pressure is positive, the fraction you graphed first is larger, if pressure is negative, the second fraction you graphed is larger.
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How do you find if the fraction is smaller than 1 or not?
If the numerator is less than the denominator then the fraction is less than 1.
How is it possible to find a fraction smaller than another fraction?
No because the smallest fraction depeneds on how many parts you have for instance if the denominator is larger the fraction is smaller
Is the fraction 34 smaller than 45?
34 is not a fraction, neither is 45. but 3/4 is smaller than 4/5 and 1/34 is smaller than 1/45 and 0.34 is smaller than 0.45...
What will happen to a whole number when multiplied by a fraction smaller than 1?
You will get a number - whole or fraction - whose magnitude will be smaller than the original.
When the numerator of a fraction is smaller than the denominator?
That's a proper fraction.
Can you ever find a fraction smaller than any other fraction?
No, because there is an infinite number of possibilities smaller from the larger gives
Is it possible to find a fraction that is smaller than any other fraction?
no, because there is an infinite number of possibilities
Can you ever find a fraction smaller thaan any other fraction?
Always: 1/(x +1 ) is smaller than 1/x
How do you find if the fraction is smaller than 1 or not?
If the numerator is less than the denominator then the fraction is less than 1.
How is it possible to find a fraction smaller than another fraction?
No because the smallest fraction depeneds on how many parts you have for instance if the denominator is larger the fraction is smaller
When squaring a fraction smaller than one the resulter will be?
smaller than the fraction you started with.
When you divide a fraction by a whole number is the answer larger or smaller than the fraction?
smaller
What is a smaller fraction than 14?
13 1/2 is a smaller fraction.
When the number of a fraction is smaller then denominator?
When the numerator of a fraction is smaller than the denominator, that's a proper fraction.
Why is it easier to divide the numerator and denominator by the GCF rather than any other factor?
Actually, it is often easier to divide by factors other than the GCF as they will be smaller numbers. All that dividing by the GCF does is simplify the fraction in one step as opposed to many steps. I often find myself simplifying fractions by dividing by obvious smaller factors which means that when I do have to find a GCF (often to prove the fraction is in simplest form) it will be with smaller numbers as well (which is easier).
Is the fraction 34 smaller than 45?
34 is not a fraction, neither is 45. but 3/4 is smaller than 4/5 and 1/34 is smaller than 1/45 and 0.34 is smaller than 0.45...
When the numerator of a fraction is smaller than the denominator is it a fraction?
Yes
