,1.88,Method I
Change the fractions to decimal and compare them.
9 divided by 5
15 divided by 8
=1.8=1.875Ascending means from the smallest to the largest.
Arranging 1.8,1.88,1.875 ascending order
=1.8,1.875,1.88Replace the decimals by their corresponding fractions in 1.8,1.875,1.88.
Ascending order
=,,1.88 Method II
Change the decimal to fraction and compare the fractions
Every number is being divided by 1.
1.88=Count how many digits
(n) are after the decimal point and multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 1 joined by the
n number of zeros.
In 1.88 , there are two digits ( 8 and 8 ) after the decimal point and so we will multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 100 . Multiplying the numerator by 100 changes the decimal to a whole number.
===4 divides 188, 47 times and 100, 25 times.
Now compare the fractions.
,1.88,1.88=,, To compare the fractions, the denominators must be the same. Hence find the equivalent fractions for each of the fractions having the same denominator. To do so follow the steps below.
1. Find the Lowest Common Factor (L.C.M) of the denominators. The L.C.M of 5,25 and 8 is 200.
2. Multiply the numerator and denominator of each fractions by how many times the denominator will divide the
L.C.M
For the fraction with denominator 5 , we have to multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 40 since 5 x
40=200For the fraction with denominator 25 , we have to multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 8 since 25
x8=200For the fraction with denominator 8 , we have to multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 25 since 8 x
25=200 Equivalent Fractions
======Now since the equivalent fractions have the same denominator, you can compare their numerators.
Ascending order of the numerators
=360,375,376.
Now replace the order of the numerators by the fractions or decimal that those numerators were obtained from.
360 was obtained from
375 was obtained from
376 was obtained from 1.88
Ascending order
=,,1.88