SOLUTION: What is greater -1/5 or -3/7

Question 1154117: What is greater -1/5 or -3/7
Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, josmiceli, ikleyn:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

to see what is greater or , first make denominators equal
To make the denominators the same we can:
Multiply top and bottom of each fraction by the denominator of the other.

=> is greater than because is closer to zero than
=> so, your answer is:

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

and

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-1/5 is more positive than -3/7

Answer by ikleyn(52877)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In order to compare two given fractions, write them with the common denominator. Then throw the common denominator away and compare the numerators only.

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