How to arrange fractions in ascending and descending order ?

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Arrange fractions in ascending and descending order
Step 1: Find the LCM of the denominators of the fractions.
Step 2: Make denominators of the fractions similar by multiplying with an appropriate number with numerator and denominator.
Step 3: Now the fraction which has a lower numerator is the lowest and the greater numerator is the greatest.
Step 4: Finally you can arrange them in ascending or descending order easily.
Hence, the way to arrange fractions in ascending and descending order is explained.

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Write shaded portion as fraction. Arrange them in ascending and descending order using correct sign ‘<’, ‘>’, ‘=’ between the fractions:

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Write shaded portion as fraction. Arrange them in ascending and descending order using correct sign ‘<’, ‘>’, ‘=’ between the fractions:

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