SOLUTION: 5/8,4/7 write an inequatlity to cmpare theses 2 numbers.explain how you got your answer

Question 95341: 5/8,4/7
write an inequatlity to cmpare theses 2 numbers.explain how you got your answer
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's say these two fractons are equal (they're not), but let's do so to set up the problem

Cross multiply

Multiply

Since the left side is larger, the left fraction is greater than the right fraction

So

Check:

If we divide we get 0.625. If we divide we get about 0.57142. So we can see that is larger since .
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