Summer Skills worksheets - All Saints
Summer Skills worksheets - All Saints
Summer Skills worksheets - All Saints
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SKILL<br />
23<br />
Name Date Period<br />
Comparing and Ordering<br />
Fractions<br />
One way to compare fractions is to express them as fractions with the<br />
same denominator. The least common denominator (LCD) is the least<br />
common multiple of the denominators.<br />
Example Replace the with , ,or to make a true sentence.<br />
5 8 <br />
3 2 <br />
The LCM of 8 and 3 is 24. Express 5 8 and 2 3<br />
as fractions<br />
with a denominator of 24.<br />
83 8<br />
2 16<br />
5 8 1 2 5 4 2 3 2 16 <br />
4<br />
83 8<br />
1 2 5 4 1 2 6 <br />
4<br />
Compare the numerators. Since 15 16,<br />
1 2 5 4 1 2 6 4 . Therefore, 5 8 2 3 .<br />
Find the LCD for each pair of fractions.<br />
1. 2 5 , 1 3 2. 3 4 , 5 6 3. 1 2 , 4 7 <br />
4. 4 5 , 2 3 5. 5 8 7<br />
, <br />
1 2<br />
6. 1 2 , 6 7 <br />
7. 1 6 9<br />
, 1<br />
8. 3 0<br />
4 , 2 9 5<br />
9. 1<br />
3<br />
, <br />
2 1 6<br />
Replace each<br />
with , , or to make a true sentence.<br />
10. 3 4 4 5 11. 3 8 2 9 4 12. 2 3 1 9 5 <br />
13. 1<br />
7<br />
2<br />
2 3 14. 1 5 1 1 3 15. 2 3 7 6 4 3 <br />
© Glencoe/McGraw-Hill 45 Algebra
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