Example 1: (a) Ascending order: 1/9, 1/7, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3 as 9 > 7 > 5 > 4 > 3 (b) Descending order: 5/3, 5/6, 5/9, 5/12, 5/18 as 3 < 6 < 9 < 12 < 18