SOLUTION: One of the wrenches has a measurement of 7/16” and the other has a size of 3/8”. Which one is larger?

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Question 218372: One of the wrenches has a measurement of 7/16” and the other has a size of 3/8”. Which one is larger?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(21685) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: Compare two Ratios
To compare two ratios, we can use cross multiplication. We can arrive at the answer in the following way:


7%2F16 ? 3%2F8

Cross multiplying:
7*8 ? 3*16
=> 56 ? 48
since 56 > 48, we get that 7%2F16 > 3%2F8




So this means that the 7/16" wrench is larger.