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Multiply each numerator by the opposite denominator, otherwise known as cross multiply. Then compare these two products and determine which one is larger. The fraction that contributed the numerator (top number) to the larger product is the larger fraction.
For example:
Which is larger, 2/5 or 3/4?
Multiply 2 X 4 = 8
Multiply 3 X 5 = 15
Determine that 15 is larger than 8.
Determine that the fraction 3/4 contributed the numerator (top number) to the larger product, 15.
So 3/4 is larger than 2/5.
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Can you ever find a fraction smaller than any other fraction?
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How do you mathematically find probability?
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The name of a fraction with a larger number on top is called an improper fraction.
What fraction is larger?
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How do you find the difference between two mixed fractions?
Subtract the smaller fraction from the larger one.
When does multiplying by a fraction give an answer that is larger than that original answer?
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What type of fraction is larger than 1?
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the numerator
What happens to the quotient when you divide a fraction by a fraction?
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What is a fraction called when the numerator is larger than the denominatior?
An improper fraction.
