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Exercise 3

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Use the symbols or to compare the fractions for each of the
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following:
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1. 1 and 1 2. 1 and 1 3. 3 and 5
2 3 3 4 7 7

4. 7 and 5 5. 5 and 6 6. 1 and 1
12 12 10 10 9 12

7. 1 and 1 8. 3 and 2 9. 4 and 5
5 6 5 3 8 9

10. 7 and 9
9 10

Multiplication of fractions with different denominators
When multiplying fractions, the numerators and denominators

are multiplied separately to obtain the answer.

Example 1

1 3 =
×
5 7

Solution

Multiply the numerators by the numerator and the denominator
by the denominator:

1 × 3 = 1 × 3 = 3
5 7 5 × 7 35

1 3 3
Therefore, × = .
5 7 35

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