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Select FIVE of six sentences (S1-S6) and put them in an appropriate sequence to form a meaningful paragraph. Please note that ONE of these choices will NOT be used.

[S1] For example, given the choice of 50% and 25%, and asked to choose which number is higher, children will correctly choose 50%.

[S2] Similarly, they often miscalculate the simple addition problem of ½ plus ½, coming up with the answer of ¼ instead of 2/2 or 1.

[S3] However, given the choice of ½ and ¼, they will incorrectly choose ¼, reasoning that since 4 is a larger number than 2, ¼ is larger than ½.

[S4] Last year, many Thai students won many international mathematics competitions.

[S5] Analyses of children’s misconceptions in mathematics indicate that children have considerable difficulties in dealing with fractions.

[S6] In short, those misconceptions offer clear evidence that many children lack a clear understanding of the concept of fractions.

Which sentence comes last?