Question

Arrange the following fractions in descending order (largest fraction at the top).

• A. $\frac{4}{11}$
• B. $\frac{4}{7}$
• C. $\frac{4}{17}$
• D. $\frac{4}{5}$
• E. $\frac{4}{15}$

Answer 1

For fractions with the same numerator, the smaller the denominator, greater is the value of the fraction. Hence, $\frac{4}{5}$ is the largest fraction, followed by $\frac{4}{7}$ , $\frac{4}{11}$ , $\frac{4}{15}$ and $\frac{4}{17}$ which is the smallest among this set of fractions.
Thus, $\frac{4}{5}>\frac{4}{7}>\frac{4}{11}>\frac{4}{15}>\frac{4}{17}$.