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jilly3 jilly3
  • 04-12-2015
  • Mathematics
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which fraction is larger 10/13 or 11/14

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Anonymous Anonymous
  • 04-12-2015

10/13 would be the larger number and here is why

10/13

10/13 x 3780/3780

37800/49140

so your answer is 10/13


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redcloud redcloud
  • 04-12-2015

3 ways to think of this
first find lcd=13×14=182
10/13=140/182
11/14=143/182
so 11/14 is larger

second just divide
10/13=0.769
11/14=0.786
so 11/14 is larger

third just know
10/13
11/14=(10+1)/(13+1)
just like 2/3 is larger than 1/2, 11/14 is larger than 10/13

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