Which of the following is smallest fraction?
(A) 3/7
B) 5/1
(C) 6/13
(D) 7/12
Answers
Answer:
3/7 is the smallest
Step-by-step explanation:
For finding the smallest fraction.
1) Make the denominators equal. This can be done by multiplying the denominators with the LCM of all the denominators
LCM of 7,1,13,12 =>7×13×12= 1092
Making denominators equal:
3/7 × (12×13)/(12×13) = 468/1092
similarly multiply all the denominators and numerator by a same no. (for both denominators and numerators) making sure that the denominator thus obtained will the equal in all case.
numerator might differ
therefore we have
=>468/1092
=> 5460/ 1092
=>504/1092
=>637/1092
2)Comparing the fractions
now compare the numerators.
simply arrange the numerators in a descending or ascending order
5460>637>504>468
therefore now we can arrange the fractions also
5/1>7/12>6/13>3/7
Answer:
3/7 is the answer of this question OK