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subtract 1 from it once (use whatever denominator it has over it self as one to make things easier). if the number is negative, it's less than 1. subtract 1 again if it was positive. if it's negative this time, the original number was less than 2. if positive, it was more than 2
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How can you tell if a fraction is less than equal to or less than one?
If the fraction has a greater numerator than the denominator than the fraction is greater than one If the fraction has a numerator less than the denominator than the fraction is less than one If the numerator and the denominator are the same numbers than the fraction is equal to one **The numerator is the top number; the denominator is the bottom number**
How to use benchmarks to estimate?
compare with random fraction to a benchmark fraction. to tell if a fraction is less or greater than another fraction.
How can you tell just by looking that a fraction is less than or greater that a half?
If the numerator is greater than or less than one half of the denominator. For example, 7/16 is less because 7 is less than half of 16.
How how you know whether a fraction is less than 1 or greater than 1?
If the denominator is positive and the numerator is less than the denominator then the fraction is less than 1. If the denominator is positive and the numerator is greater than the denominator then the fraction is greater than 1.
Why is the reciprocal of a fraction less than one always a fraction greater than one?
A positive fraction that is less than one is known as a proper fraction. In a proper fraction, the denominator is greater than the numerator. A reciprocal fraction would have a numerator greater than the denominator. Such a fraction is known as an improper fraction. Improper fractions are greater than one.
