Question

Are the fractions 3/9, 3/10, 3/11, and 3/12 in order from least to greatest

Answer 1

The fractions
`(3)/(9),(3)/(10),(3)/(11),(3)/(12)` are not in order from least to greatest.

Explanation:

Given order of fractions from least to greatest:

`(3)/(9),(3)/(10),(3)/(11),(3)/(12)`

To check if the fractions are in correct order.

Solution:

The fractions given have same numerators but different denominators.

For fractions the higher the denominator the lower is the value of that fraction.

Thus, in the given list the least value fraction will be the fraction with the greatest denominator which is
`(3)/(12)` and the greatest value fraction will be the fraction with the least denominator which is
`(3)/(9)`

So, the order of the fractions from least to greatest is not correct. Instead the order is from greatest to least.

The correct order from least to greatest should be:

`(3)/(12),(3)/(11),(3)/(10),(3)/(9)`.