Rewrite 1/6 and 2/11 so they have a common denominator then use <, =, or > to order

1/6 < 2/11

Step-by-step explanation:

1/6 = 2/12

2/11 >2/12

So that means 1/6 < 2/11

 1/6 < 2/11

This is the same as saying 11/66 < 12/66

Explanation:

1/6 is the same as 11/66 when multiplying top and bottom by 11.

2/11 is the same as 12/66 when multiplying top and bottom by 6.

The 6 and 11 multipliers are from the original denominators (just swapped).

We can see that 11/66 is smaller than 12/66, simply because 11 < 12, so that means 1/6 is smaller than 2/11

Here's one way you could list out the steps

11 < 12

11/66 < 12/66

1/6 < 2/11

Here's another way to list out the steps. First assume that 1/6 and 2/11 are equal. Cross multiplication then leads to

1/6 = 2/11

1*11 = 6*2

11 = 12

Which is false. But we can fix this by replacing every equal sign with a less than sign

1/6 < 2/11

1*11 < 6*2

11 < 12

Yet another way to see which is smaller is to use your calculator or long division to find the decimal form of each value

1/6 = 0.1667 approximately

2/11 = 0.1818 approximately

We see that 0.1667 is smaller than 0.1818, which must mean 1/6 is smaller than 2/11.

a=24; b=12

step-by-step explanation:

a/b=2: 1

a=2b

36/(1+2)=12

b=12

a=24