Question

Arrange the following rational number in ascending order and descending order-5/12,-11/8,-15/24,-7/-9,12/36

Answer 1

Answer:

Step 1: Express the given rational numbers with positive denominator.

Step 2: Take the least common multiple (L.C.M.) of these positive denominator.

Step 3: Express each rational number (obtained in step 1) with this least common multiple (LCM) as the common denominator.

Step 4: The number having the smaller numerator is smaller.