Is 3/6 greater than 3/1?
To compare two fractions, such as 3/6 and 3/1, there are two main common methods: the first one involves finding a common denominator, and the other one is to convert the fractions directly into decimal values.
1) Using the same denominator
- Multiply the numerator of the first fraction with the denominator of the second fraction: 3 × 1 = 3
- Multiply the numerator of the second fraction with the denominator of the first fraction 3 × 6 = 18
- Multiply the denominators of both fractions together: 6 × 1 = 6
- Rewrite both fractions with the new common denominator:
- 3/6 = 3/6
- 3/1 = 18/6
With a common denominator, the comparison becomes much simpler.
Since 3 is smaller than 18, we can conclude that 3/6 is less than 3/1.
2) Converting to decimal
We can also simply convert the fractions into decimal values:
- 3 divided by 6 is equal to 0.5
- 3 divided by 1 is equal to 3
Since 0.5 is smaller than 3, it means that 3/6 is less than 3/1.