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it means that you look at 2 or more fractions and see their simalaritys and differences
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When do you use cross multiplication?
When comparing or simplifying fractions.
What do you do when comparing fractions and the denominator and the numerator are different?
Convert them into equivalent fractions with the same denominator and then compare the numerators.
When comparing fractions with the same you only have to compare the?
Numerator, Denominator or Denominator, Numerator.
What are the steps to comparing fractions?
cross multiply and the fraction with the largest total is a greater fraction
Describe how comparing integers is different from comparing whole numbers?
-230 < -335, is it right?
What does comparing fractans mean?
The correct spelling is fractions instead of fractans. Comparing fractions means to tell which fraction is smaller and which is bigger.
Why does the butterfly method work when comparing fractions?
it works when comparing fractions by multiplying the fractions to see whitch one is greater not greater and equal
Explain how comparing fractions with like denominators differs from comparing fractions with unlike denominators?
Because when you compare fractions with the same denominators, you do not have to find the least common denominator (LCM or LCD).
What is the name for fractions that are commonly used for comparing measuring and estimating?
benchmark fractions
Comparing fractions sheet 1?
RIGHT
Comparing fractions without using an lcd?
It is easy: just convert to decimal fractions.
When do you use cross multiplication?
When comparing or simplifying fractions.
What do you do when comparing fractions and the denominator and the numerator are different?
Convert them into equivalent fractions with the same denominator and then compare the numerators.
What does the term least common denominator mean?
In mathematics, the lowest common denominator or least common denominator (abbreviated LCD) is the least common multiple of the denominators of a set of fractions. It simplifies adding, subtracting, and comparing fractions.
When comparing fractions with the same you only have to compare the?
Numerator, Denominator or Denominator, Numerator.
What is common in fractions and decimals and percentages?
They are ways of calculating and comparing parts of wholes.
What are the steps to comparing fractions?
cross multiply and the fraction with the largest total is a greater fraction
