document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=21061>Question 21061</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what rational number is greater?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 over 16 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7 over 18?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "show all steps please<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thanks soo much! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11939 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=11939\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can either find a common denominator or express the fractions as decimals.  What method do you prefer?  I guess the decimal method is too easy, so let's do it the other way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > compared to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Usually we find the LCD, but in this case it will be easier to just use the product of the denominators for the common denominator.  That would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2A18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2A18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and you don't even have to calculate it!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In order to make a comparison, multiply the first fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18%2F18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18%2F18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the second by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > compared to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F16%29%2A%2818%2F18%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F16%29%2A%2818%2F18%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > compared to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F18%29%2A%2816%2F16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F18%29%2A%2816%2F16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90%2F%2816%2A18%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90%2F%2816%2A18%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > compared to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=112%2F%2818%2A16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"112%2F%2818%2A16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that the second fraction is larger.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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