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document.write( ": Which fraction is greater, 19/20 or 27/28? To explain your answer, use the meaning of fractions along with reasoning other than finding common denominators, common numerators, cross-multiplying, or converting to decimal numbers.\r \n" );
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document.write( "The fact that we cannot use any of the above for the reasoning makes it fun beacuse there could be many other ways to reason the answer, but I could only think of the following:\r \n" );
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document.write( "19/20 is missing 1/20 \n" );
document.write( "27/28 is missing 1/28 \r \n" );
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document.write( "It should be common reasoning that 1/20 must be greater than 1/28\r \n" );
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document.write( "Then 19/20 is missing a greater piece to be complete than 27/28; so 27/28 must be bigger than 19/20 \n" );
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