Question

The average life expectancies of males for several states are shown in the table. Express each decimal in the form `p/q` and arrange the states from the least to the greatest male life expectancy. State-wise data are included below; more indicators can be found in the “FACTFILE” section on the homepage for each state.

State	Male	`bb(p/q)` form	Lowest terms
Andhra Pradesh	61.6
Assam	57.1
Bihar	60.7
Gujarat	61.9
Haryana	64.1
Himachal Pradesh	65.1
Karnataka	62.4
Kerala	70.6
Madhya Pradesh	56.5
Maharashtra	64.5
Orissa	57.6
Punjab	66.9
Rajasthan	59.8
Tamil Nadu	63.7
Uttar Pradesh	58.9
West Bengal	62.8
India	60.8

Source: Registrar General of India (2003) SRS Based Abridged Lefe Tables. SRS Analytical Studies, Report No. 3 of 2003, New Delhi: Registrar General of India. The data are for the 1995-99 period; states subsequently divided are therefore included in their pre-partition states (Chhatisgarh in MP, Uttaranchal in UP and Jharkhand in Bihar)

Answer 1

State	Male	`bb(p/q)` form	Lowest terms
Andhra Pradesh	61.6	`bb(616/10)`	`bb(308/5)`
Assam	57.1	`bb(571/10)`	`bb(571/10)`
Bihar	60.7	`bb(607/10)`	`bb(607/10)`
Gujarat	61.9	`bb(619/10)`	`bb(619/10)`
Haryana	64.1	`bb(641/10)`	`bb(641/10)`
Himachal Pradesh	65.1	`bb(651/10)`	`bb(651/10)`
Karnataka	62.4	`bb(624/10)`	`bb(312/5)`
Kerala	70.6	`bb(706/10)`	`bb(353/5)`
Madhya Pradesh	56.5	`bb(565/10)`	`bb(113/2)`
Maharashtra	64.5	`bb(645/10)`	`bb(129/2)`
Orissa	57.6	`bb(576/10)`	`bb(288/5)`
Punjab	66.9	`bb(669/10)`	`bb(669/10)`
Rajasthan	59.8	`bb(598/10)`	`bb(299/5)`
Tamil Nadu	63.7	`bb(637/10)`	`bb(637/10)`
Uttar Pradesh	58.9	`bb(589/10)`	`bb(589/10)`
West Bengal	62.8	`bb(628/10)`	`bb(314/5)`
India	60.8	`bb(608/10)`	`bb(304/5)`

Arrangement of the states from the least to the greatest male life expectancy, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Assam, Madhya Pradesh.