Comparing and Ordering Fractions

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Comparing and Ordering Fractions
COURSE 2 LESSON 3-6
Compare and .
The denominators are 12 and 9. Their LCM is 36.
So, 36 is their LCD.
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Comparing and Ordering Fractions
COURSE 2 LESSON 3-6
Giselda wants to paint her room. She found
gal of yellow paint, gal of blue paint, and
gal of green paint.
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Comparing and Ordering Fractions
COURSE 2 LESSON 3-6
(continued)
Compare thenumerators.
lt
lt
. So, gal lt gal lt gal.
b. Of which color is there the least amount?
Of the three colors, green is the least amount.
c. Of which color is there the greatest amount?
Of the three colors, blue is the greatest amount.
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Comparing and Ordering Fractions
COURSE 2 LESSON 3-6
Order from least to greatest. 1. 2. 3. 4.
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