Write shaded portions as fractions
Arrange them in ascending and descending orders using correct sign ‘<’ or ‘>’ between the fractions:
(a) 
(b) 
(c) Show 
and 
on the number line. Put appropriate signs between the given fractions.
(a) In the first diagram,
First circle represents 3 shaded portions out of 8 equal parts
Therefore,
It is in the fraction 
In the second circle, there are 6 shaded parts out of 8 equal parts
Therefore,
It is in the fraction 
In the third circle, there are 4 shaded parts out of 8 equal parts
Therefore,
It is in the fraction 
In the fourth circle, there are 1 shaded part out of 8 equal parts
Therefore,
It is in the fraction 
We can arrange these fractions as follows:
(b) In the above given diagram, we have:
In the first square, there are 8 shaded portions out of 9 equal parts
Therefore,
It is in the fraction 
In the second square, there are 4 shaded portions out of 9 equal parts
Therefore,
It is in the fraction 
In the third square, there are 3 shaded portions out of 9 equal parts
Therefore,
It is in the fraction 
In the fourth square, there are 6 shaded portions out of 9 equal parts
Therefore,
It is in the fraction 
We can arrange these fractions as follows:
< 
< 
< 
(c) We need to represent 
in a number line. These can be represented as follows:
Therefore,
> 
> 0
< 
> 