Ordering fractions on a number line

A demonstration of how to order a set of fractions by converting them to fractions with a common denominator and positioning them on a number line. The twentieths are reduced to their simplest form by cancelling common factors in the numerator and denominator.

14 November 2012

3 minutes

This clip is from

The Maths Channel—Fractions

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