Adam must first get the least common multiple of each denominator.
12 : 12, 24, 36 6 : 6, 12, 18 3 : 3, 6, 9, 12
12 is the least common denominator.
We, then, multiply each denominator by a number that will produce 12. 12 x 1 = 12 6 x 2 = 12 3 x 4 = 12
Each number multiplied to the denominator must be the number used to multiply each numerator. 3/12 * 1/1 = 3/12 1/6 * 2/2 = 2/12 1/3 * 4/4 = 4/12
Since they now share a common denominator, the numerator will become the basis of the fraction's value. The greater the numerator, the greater the fraction's value.
Fractions in order from least to greatest = 2/12 ; 3/12 ; 4/12
Substitute each fraction with its original fraction: 2/12 ⇒ 1/6 : least 3/12 ⇒ 3/12 : middle 4/12 ⇒ 1/3 : greatest
