Question

Describe the steps you take to order 5/8(5 on top, 8 on bottom fraction), 0.8, 3/5(3 on top)

Answer 1

First change 0.8 to a fraction which is 4/5. Then find a common denominator between 5/8, 4/5, and 3/5. The common denominator is 40. So then you multiply the numerator by the same number you multiply the denominator by. I'll do 5/8 as an example; to get 40 as your denominator multiply 8 by 5, and then multiply 5 by 5. The fraction you'll get is 25/40. The rest of the fractions are 4/5 - 32/40 and 3/5 - 24/40. Then order them either from smallest to largest (24/40, 25/40, 32/40) or largest to smallest (32/40, 25/40, 24/40).