Homework Help: math HELP!!

Posted by liz on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 6:11pm.

. Adam wants to compare the fractions
2
5
1

6
, and
1
3
.
He wants to order them from least to greatest and
rewrite them so they all have the same denominator.
Explain how Adam can rewrite the fractions.

math HELP!! - Ms. Sue, Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 6:14pm
Are these your fractions?

2/5
1/6
1/3

You need to find the common denominator and use equivalent fractions in order to compare them.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/common-denominator.html

http://www.mathsisfun.com/equivalent_fractions.html
math HELP!! - liz, Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 6:14pm
excuse me but what is ...
math HELP!! - liz, Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 6:16pm
any other suggestions, ms. sue?
math HELP!! - Ms. Sue, Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 6:16pm
After you study those web sites, and post your answers, I may have other suggestions.
math HELP!! - liz, Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 6:19pm
what I don't get is if I'm supposed to add ,subtract,divide,multiply,or use some of them.
math HELP!! - Ms. Sue, Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 6:21pm
Please go back and read your problem. The directions are clear to me.
math HELP!! - liz, Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 6:22pm
I get it now. Thank you and sorry for troubling you!
math HELP!! - noba, Monday, June 11, 2012 at 7:44am
adam wants to compare the fractions 2/5,1/6, and 1/3

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