SOLUTION: which of the following has the greatest value? (On test no calculator was allowed so looking solution manually) a)100/199 b)1/2 c)49/99 d)98/197

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Question 892561: which of the following has the greatest value? (On test no calculator was allowed so looking solution manually)
a)100/199
b)1/2
c)49/99
d)98/197

Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, Fombitz:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

They are all close around one half.  Check the numerators to see how
close they are to half the denominator.

a)100/199 <--the numerator is MORE THAN half the denominator
b)1/2     <--the numerator is EXACTLY half the denominator
c)49/99   <--the numerator is LESS THAN half the denominator
d)98/197  <--the numerator is LESS THAN half the denominator

So the answer is a).

Edwin

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If we multiply each numerator by 2.




Only 1 is greater than the denominator which would make it have the greatest value.


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