Question

Draw two identical rectangle. Shade 1 seventh of one rectangle and 1 tenth of the other. Lavel the unit fractions. Use you rectangle to explain why 1/7 is greater than 1/10

Answer 1

Answer:

1/7 is greater than 1/10 using coordinates and its area of the division concept.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to draw two identical rectangles and have to shade them.

Here is the diagram attached with. (With some approximation)

We can see that $\frac{1}{7} > \frac{1}{10}$ .

Rectangles are identical.

When we look upon $\frac{1}{10}$ it can be observed that each division on the coordinate plane have 2 boxes only...

Where as $\frac{1}{7}$ fraction consists more than 2 boxes ..

So we can say that the area covered for each division in $\frac{1}{7}$ is more than that of $\frac{1}{10}$ .

Mathematical concept:

If the numerator are same then to compare fractions we look upon denominators values.

Greater the denominator lesser is the fraction values.

So,

Finally we can say that 1/7 is greater than 1/10 .