List fractions in order from largest to smallest, 1/3,1/6,1/2
Study this number line.
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What do you think?
Also just think about the fact that if the numerator is a 1 and your comparing fractions the bigger the denominator is the smaller it is.
To list the fractions in order from largest to smallest (in this case, 1/3, 1/6, 1/2), you can use a simple comparison method.
Step 1: Find a common denominator for all the fractions. In this case, the common denominator is 6.
Step 2: Convert each fraction so they all have the same denominator.
1/3 = 2/6
1/6 = 1/6
1/2 = 3/6
Step 3: Now, compare the numerators of the fractions with the same denominator. The fraction with the largest numerator is the largest fraction.
From the fractions 2/6, 1/6, 3/6, we can see that 3/6 has the largest numerator.
Therefore, the correct order from largest to smallest is: 3/6, 2/6, 1/6.
However, we can simplify these fractions further:
3/6 = 1/2
2/6 = 1/3
1/6 = 1/6
So, the simplified order from largest to smallest is: 1/2, 1/3, 1/6.