Question

Of the following fractions. which is least? 4/7 2/3 3/8 3/5

Answer 1

3/8 is your answer, it is .375

4/7 would be a lil over .50

2/3 would be .66*

3/5 would be .60

sorry lol i love fractions hope this helped

Answer 2

In order to find the fraction with the least value we need to make sure they have the same denominator. The LCD all these fractions have is 840.

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First fraction.

$\displaystyle\frac{4}{7}$ × $\displaystyle\frac{120}{120} = \displaystyle\frac{480}{840}$

Second fraction.

$\displaystyle\frac{2}{3}$ × $\displaystyle\frac{280}{280}= \displaystyle\frac{560}{840}$

Third fraction.

$\displaystyle\frac{3}{8}$ × $\displaystyle\frac{105}{105} = \displaystyle\frac{315}{840}$

Fourth fraction.

$\displaystyle\frac{3}{5}$ × $\displaystyle\frac{168}{168} = \displaystyle\frac{504}{840}$

According to the converted fractions, the least fraction in the sequence is...

$\displaystyle\frac{3}{8}$

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- Marlon Nunez