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4–6ORGANIZE ITSummarize ways you canorder fractions underthe fractions tab of yourFoldable. Include someexamples.® 2 _ 1 3 2 _ 2 6Since the whole numbers are the same, compare 1_3and2_6 .Step 1 The LCM of the denominators, 3 and 6, is 6. So, theLCD is .Step 2 Write an equivalent fractionwith a denominator of 6 foreach fraction.Step 3 2_62_ , since 2 = 2. So, 21_6 3× 21_3 =× 22 2_6 .× 12_6 =× 1Check Your Progressmake a true sentence.a. _ 1318 _ 5 6Replace each with , or = tob. 4 _ 3 4 4 2_5EXAMPLE Order FractionsOrder the fractions _ 2 3 , _ 4 5 , _ 815 , and _ 3 from least to greatest.5The LCD of the fractions iswith a denominator of .× 52_3 = __15× 5Since 8 _15 < 9 _15 < 10 _× 34_5 = __15× 3. So, rewrite each fraction× 18_15 = __15× 1× 33_5 = __15× 315 < 12_ , the order of the original fractions15from least to greatest is .Check Your Progress Order the fractions5_from least to greatest.6 , 2_3 , _ 3 , and11_4 12Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.100 Math Connects, Course 1