document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=324309>Question 324309</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Of the following, which is less than 1/4 ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 2/5  B. 4/7  C. 4/11  D. 5/11 E. 6/25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #232107 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=232107\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The algebraic way to do this is to put each potential solution over a common denominator with 1/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/5 = 8/20  1/4 = 5/20 so 2.5 is > 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/7 = 16/28 1/4 = 7/28 so 4/7 is > 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and so on<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/25 = 24/100 1/4 = 25/100 so 6/25 is < 1/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way to solve this is to use number sense<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/5 is > 2/6 which is 1/3. which is > 1/4. So 2/5 is > as well<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/7 is > 4/8 which is 1/2. again too big<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/11 is > 4/12 which is 1/3. again too big<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/11 is just less than 5/10 or 1/2. again too big<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/25 is just less than 6/24 oe 1/4. so 6/25 is the only choice that works </SPAN>\n" );
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