Question

Arrange the following fractions in order from least to greatest. 3/5, 5/8, 6/7

Answer 1

you could approach this question by changing each fraction to a percentage :)
Then compare them and arrange them by using their percentage

Answer 2

( 3/5, 5/8, 6/7) = (0.6, 0.63, 0.86)

Now compare

Answer 3

6/7,5/8,3/5?

Answer 4

the question tells you to arrange it from SMALLEST to largest.
I think you went the wrong way around :P

Answer 5

oh oops i thought it was greatest to least because thats what my last question was.

Answer 6

oh haha. No problem ^_^
Just fix it up and you're all set!

Answer 7

thanks, so 3/5, 5/8, 6/7

Answer 8

yeppp!

Answer 9

Thanks!

Answer 10

no worrriesssss :D

Answer 11

you should put them all over the same denominator if u ever wanna comapre fractions

Answer 12

putting them in same denominator kinda takes same effort as long division

Answer 13

oh, so find what they have in common?

Answer 14

for example
( 3/5, 5/8, 6/7) = (0.6, 0.63, 0.86) = 60/100,63/100,86/100

Answer 15

anything over the same denominator we can compare
we can compare 0.6,0.63,0.86 because they all have 1 as denominator u just dont write it out

Answer 16

is there more than one way to approach this?

Answer 17

usually there will many ways to approach problems like these

Answer 18

so is turning them into decimals then comparing ok?

Answer 19

If you're not a fan of long division, you may try multiplying all the fractions by 5*8*7 and compare the integers

Answer 20

\[\dfrac{3}{5}~~\color{red}{?}~~ \dfrac{5}{8}~~\color{red}{?}~~\dfrac{6}{7}\]

\[\color{blue}{(5*8*7)}\dfrac{3}{5}~~\color{red}{?}~~ \color{blue}{(5*8*7)}\dfrac{5}{8}~~\color{red}{?}~~\color{blue}{(5*8*7)}\dfrac{6}{7}\]

\[\color{blue}{(8*7)}*3~~\color{red}{?}~~ \color{blue}{(5*7)}*5~~\color{red}{?}~~\color{blue}{(5*8)}*6\]

\[168~~\color{red}{<}~~ 175~~\color{red}{<}~~240\]

Answer 21

i see that, that is a good way.