Question

Which of the following fractions is the second smallest?

$\frac{23}{35}, \frac{31}{43}, \frac{47}{59}, \frac{53}{65}$

• A. $$\frac{23}{35}$$
• B. $$\frac{31}{43}$$
• C. $$\frac{47}{59}$$
• D. $$\frac{53}{65}$$

Answer 1

Answer:

$$\frac{31}{43}$$

The difference between the numerator and the denominator for each fraction is 12.

The lower the numerator, the closer it will be to zero and higher the numerator, the closer it will be to 1.

So, the smallest ftraction is $\frac{23}{35}$

The second smallest is $\frac{31}{43}$