Question

If all the fractions 3/5, 1/8, 8/11, 4/9, 2/7, 5/7 and 5/12 are arranged in the descending order of their values,

Answer 1

Given :

Fraction - 3 / 5, 1 / 8, 8 /,11, 4 / 9, 2 / 7, 5 / 7 and 5 / 12

To find :

Decreasing order of fraction

Solution :

3 / 5 = 0.6, 1 / 8 = 0.125, 8 / 11 = 0.72, 4 / 9 = 0.44, 2 / 7 = 0.28, 5 / 7 = 0.71 and 5 / 12 = 0.41

Decreasing order of fraction is

5 / 7 > 3 / 5 > 4 / 9 > 5 / 12 > 2 / 7 > 1 / 8