document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "

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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:

\n" ); document.write( " $\"7%2F16\"$ ? $\"3%2F8\"$

\n" ); document.write( " Cross multiplying:
\n" ); document.write( " 7*8 ? 3*16
\n" ); document.write( " => 56 ? 48
since 56 > 48, we get that $\"7%2F16\"$ > $\"3%2F8\"$

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So this means that the 7/16\" wrench is larger. \n" ); document.write( "

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