Arrange the fractions in decreasing order:
(A) \(\frac{4}{5}\)
(B) \(\frac{7}{8}\)
(C) \(\frac{3}{7}\)
(D) \(\frac{5}{9}\)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (A), (D), (C)
Fractions with different denominators are compared most easily as decimals:
(B) \(\frac{7}{8}=0.875\) — the largest
(A) \(\frac{4}{5}=0.8\)
(D) \(\frac{5}{9}\approx0.556\)
(C) \(\frac{3}{7}\approx0.429\) — the smallest, the only one below one half