JAMB - Mathematics (1978 - No. 4)

Arrange \(\frac{3}{5}\),\(\frac{9}{16}\), \(\frac{34}{59}\) and \(\frac{71}{97}\) in ascending order of magnitude.

\(\frac{3}{5}\), \(\frac{9}{16}\), \(\frac{34}{59}\), \(\frac{71}{97}\)

\(\frac{9}{16}\), \(\frac{34}{59}\), \(\frac{3}{5}\) , \(\frac{71}{97}\)

\(\frac{3}{5}\), \(\frac{9}{16}\), \(\frac{71}{97}\), \(\frac{34}{59}\)

\(\frac{9}{16}\), \(\frac{3}{5}\), \(\frac{71}{97}\), \(\frac{34}{59}\)

\(\frac{3}{5}\) = 0.60, \(\frac{9}{16}\) = 0.56, \(\frac{34}{59}\) = 0.58, \(\frac{71}{97}\) = 0.73

Hence, \(\frac{9}{16} < \frac{34}{59} < \frac{3}{5} < \frac{71}{97}\)