document.write( "Question 21379: WHICH RATIONAL NUMBER IS GREATER? 5/16 OR 7/18? \n" ); document.write( "
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WHICH RATIONAL NUMBER IS GREATER? 5/16 OR 7/18?\r\n" );
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document.write( "Two ways to find out:\r\n" );
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document.write( "1. The first way is to change each to a decimal\r\n" );
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document.write( "5/16 = .3125\r\n" );
document.write( "7/18 = .388888888···\r\n" );
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document.write( "You can easily tell that the second is larger than the first.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Or \r\n" );
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document.write( "2. Get the least common denominator.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The least common denominator of 16 and 18 is 144\r\n" );
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document.write( "5/16 = 45/144\r\n" );
document.write( "7/18 = 56/144\r\n" );
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document.write( "Obviously 56 144ths is greater than 45 144ths.\r\n" );
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