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Question
Write the given rational numbers in ascending order:
`(-1)/3, (-2)/9, (-4)/3`
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Solution
`(-1)/3,(-2)/9,(-4)/3`
By converting them to fractions
`(-1)/3=(- 1 xx 3)/(3 xx 3)=(- 3)/9`;
`(- 2)/9=(- 2)/9`;
`(-4)/3=(- 4 xx 3)/(3 xx 3)=(-12)/9`
As -12 < -3 < -2,
`(- 4)/3 < (- 1)/3 < (- 2)/9`
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