which is smallest? a. 1/7 b 1/8 c 2/9 d 3/1

• 1/7=0.14
  1/8=0.12
  2/9=0.22
  3/1=3
  thus,1/8 is the smallest
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(2)
• Ans : 1/8
  
  1/7 means 7th part of 1
  1/8 means 8th part of 1
  here 8th part is smaller than 7th part.
  next 2/9 means 4.5th part of 1 it is obviously greater than 8th part of 1.
  And 3/1 means 3 so it largest part.
  
  So finally 1/8 th is the answer
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(2)
• for these kind of questions
  first compare 1/7 & 1/8
  after cross multiplication (1/7) = (1/8) : 8 = 7
  The side which has lowest value will be smaller one so 1/8
  next compare 1/8 and 2/9 we get 9 : 16, on 1/8 side we got 9(least) so 1/8 is smallest
  like that we can compare other fractions also
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• 1/8
  677586856856858658
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• b
  if you take LCM of all the 4 denomitors it is 504.
  1/7=72/504
  1/8=63/504
  2/9=112/504
  3/1=1512/504
  so the smallest is 1/8
  
  
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)
• From the above choices last one is neglected as we know that 3 is greater than all of given choices. So coming to next alternatives we have 1/7,1/8 & 2/9.. First eliminate the numerator 2 in the last option so that divide all the options by 2 we get 1/14;1/16;1/9 .. As we know value of whose denominator is large then that will be the smallest one so 1/16 is smaller of all.. That implies 1/8 is ryt choice. Make sure that choose options by eliminating. That will really helps you
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• ans: b
  1/7=0.142
  1/8=0.125
  2/9=0.222
  3/1=3
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• It's b 1/8
  
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• 1/7,1/8,2/9 = 72/504, 63/504, 112/504 ans =63/504 = 1/8
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• Ans is 1/8
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• 1/8 =.125 is the smallest
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• for which fraction,the difference between numerator n denomenator is high,then the fraction is small
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