Thursday, 23 March 2017

Shortcut tricks for fraction problems

In every competitive exams there is a question regarding comparing the given fraction numbers.so let us study the easy method to crack these kind of problems in an easy way.

Case 1 : If the numerator is same and denominator is different
Solution : In this case fraction with highest denominator is the smallest .

Example 1. Which of the following fraction is the smallest?

12/15  ,  12/25  , 12/85  , 12/54

Answer : 12/85

Case 2 : If the denominator is same and numerator is different
Solution : In this case fraction with lowest numerator is the lowest

Example 2.Which of the following fraction is the smallest?

25/5  , 36/5  ,  15/5  ,33/5

Answer : 15/5

Case 3 :                                                              

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