SOLUTION: Use the LCD to determine which fraction is greater The enrollment for a college last year wass 2250 students,including 180 engeering majors.The enrollment for the college this y

Question 108565: Use the LCD to determine which fraction is greater
The enrollment for a college last year wass 2250 students,including 180 engeering majors.The enrollment for the college this year is 2330,including 233 engineering majors. In which ear was the fraction of engineering majors greater?
Any help with this equation would be greatly appreciated:)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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You can do it two ways.
First simplify, then do LCD.
and

and
You find that this year had the higher percentage or

You can also do it without simplification.

233 is a prime number.

and
Again, you find that this year had the higher percentage or

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