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1.  Same numerator; same denominator.  Arrange these numbers 
1.  from smallest to largest.
       
       
      		|   1.   a)   | 
           1 4 | 
              | 
           1 2 | 
              | 
           1 3 | 
              | 
           1 6 | 
		      | 
		   1 5 | 
		     | 
		   1 6 | 
              | 
           1 5 | 
              | 
		   1 4 | 
              | 
           1 3 | 
              | 
          1 2 |            		   
		 
		 
		   
           |   1.   b)   | 
           2 9 | 
              | 
           2 7 | 
              | 
            2  10 | 
              | 
           2 3 | 
		      | 
		   2 5 | 
		     | 
		    2  10 | 
              | 
           2 9 | 
              | 
		   2 7 | 
              | 
           2 5 | 
              | 
          2 3 |     		   
    
    
            
			
			|   1.   c)   | 
            8  12 | 
               | 
            4  12 | 
               | 
            2  12 | 
		       | 
		   11 12 | 
               | 
            1  12 | 
           
		     | 
		    1  12 | 
              | 
 		    2  12 | 
              |           
		    4  12 | 
              |   
  		    8  12 | 
              |          
          11 12 |     	           
  
   
           
           
			|   1.   d)   | 
           4 5 | 
              | 
           3 7 | 
		      | 
		   3 5 | 
		   
		     | 
		   3 7 | 
              | 
 		   3 5 | 
              |           
		   4 5 | 
		   
		     | 
           e)   | 
           4 8 | 
              | 
           5 8 | 
		      | 
		   4 9 | 
		   
		     | 
		   4 9 | 
              | 
 		   4 8 | 
              |           
		   5 8 | 		   
        
        
2.  For each pair of fractions, write 
2.  1)  the lowest common multiple (LCM) of the denominators, 
2.  2)  a pair of equivalent fractions with a common denominator, 
2.  3)  the larger fraction.  
	
		|  
		 |   | 
		  | 
		LCM
		 | Equivalent pair
		 |  Larger
	 | 
	
		|   2.    a)   | 
		1 2 | 
		 7  16 | 
		
		
		
		  16 | 
		
		
		
		  | 
		 8  16 | 
            7  16 | 
             | 
           
           
		  | 
		1 2 | 
             | 
     
     
     |   | 
     
     
     
     	
	 		|   2.    b)   | 
	 		 9  32 | 
	 		1 4 | 
	 		
	 		
	 		
	 		  32 | 
	 		
	 		
	 		
	 		  | 
	 		 9  32 | 
	             8  32 | 
	              | 
	            
	            
	 		  | 
	 		 9  32 | 
	              | 
     
     
         |   | 
	 	      
	 	      
	 	      	
	 	 	 		|   2.    c)   | 
	 	 	 		1 3 | 
	 	 	 		 5  12 | 
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		  12 | 
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		  | 
	 	 	 		 4  12 | 
	 	 	             5  12 | 
	 	 	              | 
	 	 	            
	 	 	            
	 	 	 		  | 
	 	 	 		 5  12 | 
	 	 	              | 
     
     
     	      
	 	      
	 	      	
	 	 	 		|   2.    d)   | 
	 	 	 		 4  15 | 
	 	 	 		2 5 | 
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		  15 | 
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		  | 
	 	 	 		 4  15 | 
	 	 	             6  15 | 
	 	 	              | 
	 	 	            
	 	 	            
	 	 	 		  | 
	 	 	 		2 5 | 
	 	 	              | 
	      
	      
           |   | 
	 	      
	 	      
	 	      
	 	      	
	 	 	 		|   2.    e)   | 
	 	 	 		5 6 | 
	 	 	 		7 9 | 
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		  18 | 
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		  | 
	 	 	 		15 18 | 
	 	 	            14 18 | 
	 	 	              | 
	 	 	            
	 	 	            
	 	 	 		  | 
	 	 	 		5 6 | 
	 	 	              | 
     
           |   | 
	 	      
	 	      
	 	      	
	 	 	 		|   2.    f)   | 
	 	 	 		3 8 | 
	 	 	 		 5  12 | 
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		  24 | 
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		  | 
	 	 	 		 9  24 | 
	 	 	            10 24 | 
	 	 	              | 
	 	 	            
	 	 	            
	 	 	 		  | 
	 	 	 		 5  12 | 
	 	 	              | 
     
       |   | 
	 	      
	 	      
	 	      
	 	      	
	 	 	 		|   2.    g)   | 
	 	 	 		 7  10 | 
	 	 	 		11 15 | 
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		  30 | 
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		  | 
	 	 	 		21 30 | 
	 	 	            22 30 | 
	 	 	              | 
	 	 	            
	 	 	            
	 	 	 		  | 
	 	 	 		11 15 | 
	 	 	              | 
     
  
  |   | 
   
  	 	      
	 	      	
	 	 	 		|   2.    h)   | 
	 	 	 		2 3 | 
	 	 	 		3 4 | 
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		  12 | 
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		  | 
	 	 	 		 8  12 | 
	 	 	             9  12 | 
	 	 	              | 
	 	 	            
	 	 	            
	 	 	 		  | 
	 	 	 		3 4 | 
	 	 	              | 
     
        
 |   | 
   
  	 	      
	 	      
	 	      	
	 	 	 		|   2.    i)   | 
	 	 	 		4 9 | 
	 	 	 		 5  11 | 
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		  99 | 
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		
	 	 	 		  | 
	 	 	 		44 99 | 
	 	 	            45 99 | 
	 	 	              | 
	 	 	            
	 	 	            
	 	 	 		  | 
	 	 	 		 5  11 | 
	 	 	              | 
     
             
     
     
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